# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pope-felix-iv
# Generated: 2026-09-02T00:27:52.651Z

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name: "Pope Felix IV"
slug: "pope-felix-iv"
description: "The pope installed by an Ostrogoth king after his predecessor died in prison — Felix IV's claim to the throne came not from cardinals but from Theodoric the Great, who needed a pontiff he could control."
tagline: "Pope and bishop of Rome from 526 to 530"
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deathDate: "0530-09-22"
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    title: "Felix III."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Pave Felix 3."
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Felix was born around 489 or 490, in a world where Rome's temporal power had long since collapsed and barbarian kings called the shots. When Pope John I died in Theodoric's custody in 526, the Ostrogoth ruler bypassed usual processes and appointed Felix directly on 12 July. For four years Felix governed a church caught between its spiritual authority and the hard realities of Gothic rule. He died on 22 September 530, having served a papacy born from compromise with a throne that was not Peter's.