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Pope Constantine (Latin: Constantinus; 664 – 9 April 715) was the bishop of Rome from 25 March 708 to his death. One of the last popes of the Byzantine Papacy , the defining moment of his pontificate was his 710/711 visit to Constantinople , where he compromised with Justinian II on the Trullan canons of the Quinisext Council .
- 25 March 708
- Catholic Church
- 9 April 715
- Gregory II
Apr 5, 2024 · Constantine was the pope from 708 to 715. Constantine upheld Roman supremacy against the insubordination of Felix, archbishop of Ravenna. He received as a pilgrim King Cenred of Mercia, who became a monk at Rome (709).
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Christianity (from 312) Constantine I [g] (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. [h] He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, decriminalizing Christian practice and ceasing Christian ...
- 25 July 306 – 22 May 337
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Interesting Facts About Pope Constantine. Constantine was the last pope in history to visit Greek while serving as pope. Pope John Paul II would later visit the country on a trip in 2001. He ranks as long of the longest-reigning Syrian popes in history. His papacy lasted for 2,571 days or seven years and 15 days.
Donation of Constantine, the best-known and most important forgery of the Middle Ages, the document purporting to record the Roman emperor Constantine the Great ’s bestowal of vast territory and spiritual and temporal power on Pope Sylvester I (reigned 314–335) and his successors. Based on legends that date back to the 5th century, the ...
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Among other distinguished men who came to Rome in the days of Constantine was Benedict, Archbishop of Milan.He came not only to pray at the shrines of the Apostles, for he was a man of such remarkable holiness that he was distinguished for it in all Italy (Paul the Deacon, Hist., VI, xxix), but also to discuss with the pope as to whose immediate jurisdiction belonged the Church of Pavia.
Reigned 708-715. Constantine, POPE, consecrated March 25, 708; d. April 9, 715; a Syrian, the son of John, and “a remarkably affable man”. The first half of his reign was marked by a cruel famine in Rome, the second by an extraordinary abundance. For some time he had trouble with Felix, Archbishop of Ravenna, whom he had himself consecrated.
