Saint Simplicius

Simplicius was elected Pope after St. Hilary, in the year 468. He was Pope during a very hard time in Rome, when barbarians (a group of people that wanted power) had invaded most of Italy and the people of Rome where suffering because everything they had was taken away. Pope Simplicius did everything he could for his people, just like the Good Shepherd takes care of his sheep. Pope Simplicius also was busy telling the barbarians about God and many of these people began to believe in God. The Pope had a hard time dealing with people in the Church who didn’t want to believe in the truth that Jesus taught us. Even though these people were wrong and didn’t treat the Pope well, he always treated them with kindness. Pope Simplicius built 4 churches in Rome during his time as Pope and also set up lots of good rules for the Church to follow, to make sure his flock was taken care of.