Pope John II
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ItalyThe first pope to change his name. Born Mercurius — a pagan god's name — he took "John" when he rose to the office in 533, setting a tradition that would last fifteen centuries.
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Mercurius was a priest at St. Clement's Basilica, where he paid for gifts and stone carvings, before his elevation on 2 January 533. As pope, he made a choice no predecessor had: he wouldn't keep a name tied to Mercury, the Roman deity. His two-year reign brought harder calls. He stripped Bishop Contumeliosus of Riez of his post, convened a council on letting Arian clergy back in, and endorsed an edict from Emperor Justinian that contradicted the doctrine of the previous pope, Hormisdas. He died on 8 May 535.
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