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Liber pontificalis

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Uniform title headingLiber pontificalis
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Variant(s)Pontifical book
Book of popes
Book of pontiffs
Liber episcopalis in quo continentur acta beatorum pontificum Urbis Romae
Gesta pontificum
Chronica pontificum
Form of workBiographies
Field of activityPopes
Special noteDo not confuse with the Liber Pontificalis of Ravenna compiled by Agnello, ca. 841
Found inNew Cath. encyc. (Liber Pontificalis; a collection of the lives of the popes from St. Peter to Pius II (d. 1464))
Wikipedia, May 22, 2023 English version (Liber pontificalis (Latin for "Pontifical book" or "Book of the popes"); Book of pontiffs; also known as "Liber episcopalis in quo continentur acta beatorum pontificum Urbis Romae; Gesta pontificum; Chronica pontificum; a book of biographies of popes from Saint Peter until the 15th century; author(s): largely anonymous)