John VII | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 1 March 705 |
Papacy ended | 18 October 707 |
Predecessor | John VI |
Successor | Sisinnius |
Personal details | |
Born | 650 |
Died | 18 October 707 (aged 56 – 57) |
Other popes named John |
Pope John VII (Latin: Ioannes VII; c. 650 – 18 October 707) was the bishop of Rome from 1 March 705 to his death. He was an ethnic Greek, one of the Byzantine popes, but had better relations with the Lombards, who ruled much of Italy, than with Emperor Justinian II, who ruled the rest.