Pope John VI
Bishop of Rome | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 30 October 701 |
Papacy ended | 11 January 705 |
Predecessor | Sergius I |
Successor | John VII |
Personal details | |
Born | 655 |
Died | 11 January 705 (aged 49 – 50) Rome, Byzantine Empire |
Other popes named John |
Pope John VI (
Greek papacy
A Greek from Ephesus, John VI succeeded Sergius I. His selection occurred after a vacancy of less than seven weeks. John assisted
In 704, after being expelled, yet again, from his see, the elderly Bishop
Relations with Lombards
John succeeded in inducing Duke Gisulf I of Benevento to withdraw from the territories of the empire through tactics of persuasion and bribery.[3] According to some sources, he "single-handedly convinced the Lombard duke Gisulf of Benevento to withdraw his forces and return home" after the duke had devastated the neighboring Campanian countryside and constructed an encampment within sight of the city walls of Rome.[7] Distressed at the sufferings of the people, Pope John sent a number of priests furnished with money into the camp of the Lombard duke to ransom all the captives whom Gisulf had taken.[6]
Other significant events during John VI's pontificate include the Lombard king
Notes
- ^ Ekonomou, 2007, p. 246.
- ^ M. Benedik: Papeži od Petra do Janeza Pavla II., Mohorjeva družba Celje 1989. Page 69.
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 434.
- ^ Ekonomou, 2007, p. 270.
- ^ a b c d Ekonomou, 2007, p. 245.
- ^ a b Mann, Horace. "Pope John VI." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 25 October 2017
- ^ a b c Ekonomou, 2007, p. 248.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pope John VI". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
References
- Ekonomou, Andrew J.2007. Byzantine Rome and the Greek Popes: Eastern influences on Rome and the papacy from Gregory the Great to Zacharias, A.D. 590–752. Lexington Books.