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Pope Agatho (577 – 10 January 681) served as the bishop of Rome from 27 June 678 until his death. 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.
- 678
- 5 March 676, by Adeodatus II
- 681
- Leo II
Saint Agatho (born c. 577, Sicily—died Jan. 10, 681, Rome; feast day January 10) was the pope from 678 to 681. A cleric well-versed in Latin and Greek, he was elected pope in June 678.
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Born towards the end of the sixth century in Sicily; died in Rome, 681. It is generally believed that Agatho was originally a Benedictine monk at St. Hermes in Palermo, and there is good authority that he was more than 100 years old when, in 678, he ascended the papal chair as successor to Pope Donus.
Pope Agatho was the 79th Pope and succeeded Donus as Pope. Before that, he was created a cardinal on March 5, 676 by Pope Adeodatus II . Agatho was probably one of a number of clergymen who had fled to Rome at the time since his birthplace of Sicily was under attack by the Rashidun Caliphate.
Feb 12, 2019 · In March, 676, Pope Adeodatus appointed him a cardinal. In April, 678, Pope Donus died. And within two and a half months, Agatho was consecrated the successor. One of Agatho’s first difficulties arrived shortly from England. The monk and bishop, Wilfrid of Northumbria, was ousted from his see by the king, Ecgfrith.
The Holy See Pontiffs Agatho [ AR - DE - EN ... Agatho 79th Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 27.VI.678: End Pontificate: 10.I.681:
Agatho, Saint, POPE, b. towards the end of the sixth century in Sicily; d. in Rome, 681. It is generally believed that Agatho was originally a Benedictine monk at St. Hermes in Palermo, and there is good authority that he was more than 100 years old when, in 678, he ascended the papal chair as successor to Pope Donus.
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