Pope John I


John I
Bishop of Rome
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began13 August 523
Papacy ended18 May 526
PredecessorHormisdas
SuccessorFelix IV
Orders
Created cardinalca. 495
by Gelasius I
RankPriest
Personal details
Born
Died18 May 526
Ravenna, Ostrogothic Kingdom
Sainthood
Feast day18 May
Other popes named John

Pope John I (Latin: Ioannes I; died 18 May 526) was the bishop of Rome from 13 August 523 to his death.[1] He was a native of Siena (or the "Castello di Serena", near Chiusdino), in Italy. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople by the Ostrogoth King Theoderic to negotiate better treatment for Arians. Although John was relatively successful, upon his return to Ravenna, Theoderic had him imprisoned for allegedly conspiring with Constantinople. The frail pope died of neglect and ill-treatment.

  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pope St. John I" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.