Agatho | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rome | |
_-_cropped.jpg) Pope Agatho depicted in the Menologion of Basil II (c. 1000 AD) | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 678 |
| Papacy ended | 681 |
| Predecessor | Donus |
| Successor | Leo II |
| Previous post(s) | Cardinal-Deacon (676–77) |
| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 5 March 676 by Adeodatus II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 577[1] Possibly Palermo, Eastern Roman Empire |
| Died | 10 January 681 (aged 103–104)[2] Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day |
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| Venerated in | |
| Attributes | Holding a long cross |
| Patronage | Palermo |
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]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
EBwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Mann, Horace. "Pope St. Leo II." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 12 September 2017
- ^ Kelly, J. N. D.; Walsh, Michael (23 July 2015). Dictionary of Popes. Oxford University Press. p. 215. ISBN 9780191044793. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Aging in the See of Peter". www.pillarcatholic.com. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2024.