Pope John II
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Pope John II was the head of the Catholic Church and bishop of Rome in the early 6th century, notable as the first pope to adopt a new papal name upon his election.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic bishop
ⓘ
human ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| adoptedNewNameDueTo | pagan connotations of his birth name Mercurius ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 470 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| category |
6th-century popes
ⓘ
Italian popes ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 6th century ⓘ |
| church | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clergyType | secular clergy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 8 May 535 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| endTimeAsPope | 8 May 535 ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay | 27 May ⓘ |
| givenName | Mercurius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Pope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first pope to adopt a new papal name upon election ⓘ |
| occupation | clergyman ⓘ |
| papacyEnd | 535 ⓘ |
| papacyStart | 533 ⓘ |
| papalName | John II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| papalNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Rome
Pope ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Boniface II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| residence | Lateran Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| see | Diocese of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeAlso | List of popes ⓘ |
| startTimeAsPope | 2 January 533 ⓘ |
| style | His Holiness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Agapetus I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Servant of the Servants of God
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Pontiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| wasInOfficeDuringReignOf | Emperor Justinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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