# Pope Innocent I - Bishop of Rome

URL: https://allhistories.com/vatican/popes/pope-innocent-i
Pontificate: 21 December 401 – 12 March 417
Number in the papal list: 40
Born-Died: c. 400 - 12 March 417
Papal era: Imperial Church
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Innocent_I

Innocent I led the Roman church when Alaric's Visigoths sacked Rome in 410, having travelled to Ravenna to seek peace with Emperor Honorius. He strongly asserted papal authority over the Western churches.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Anastasius I](https://allhistories.com/vatican/popes/pope-anastasius-i)
- Next in list: [Pope Zosimus](https://allhistories.com/vatican/popes/pope-zosimus)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 410 - [Visigothic Sack of Rome](https://allhistories.com/vatican/timeline/410-visigothic-sack-of-rome)