Pope Benedict I
Pope
- Fame62.6
- Momentum22.7
- Religious Figures rank#111
- Fame62.6
- Momentum22.7
- Religious Figures rank#111
- Wikipedia3.5K
ItalyA sixth-century pope who spent nearly a year waiting for Constantinople's nod to officially begin, then ruled through famine, plague, floods, and a Lombard siege that killed him mid-crisis.
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Benedict, son of Boniface, was elected after John III died but couldn't take office until the Byzantine emperor confirmed it — a delay of eleven months as Lombard invasions made communication nearly impossible. He finally became bishop of Rome on 2 June 575. During his four years he granted church estates, ordained fifteen priests and three deacons, and consecrated twenty-one bishops. The Lombards kept coming, bringing famine in their wake, and the Tiber flooded. The records are sparse — perhaps few were ever made. He died on 30 July 579 while Rome was under siege, buried in the vestibule of S…
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