Pope Agatho


Agatho
Bishop of Rome
Pope Agatho depicted in the Menologion of Basil II (c. 1000 AD)
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began678
Papacy ended681
PredecessorDonus
SuccessorLeo II
Previous post(s)Cardinal-Deacon (676–77)
Orders
Created cardinal5 March 676
by Adeodatus II
Personal details
Born577[1]
Died10 January 681(681-01-10) (aged 103–104)[2]
Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
Sainthood
Feast day
Venerated in
AttributesHolding a long cross
PatronagePalermo

Pope Agatho (577 – 10 January 681) served as the bishop of Rome from 27 June 678 until his death.[3] He heard the appeal of Wilfrid of York, who had been displaced from his see by the division of the archdiocese ordered by Theodore of Canterbury. During Agatho's tenure, the Sixth Ecumenical Council was convened to deal with monothelitism. He is venerated as a saint by both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He is said to have been the longest lived Pope ever.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference EB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Mann, Horace. "Pope St. Leo II." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 12 September 2017
  3. ^ Kelly, J. N. D.; Walsh, Michael (23 July 2015). Dictionary of Popes. Oxford University Press. p. 215. ISBN 9780191044793. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Aging in the See of Peter". www.pillarcatholic.com. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2024.