Pope Agatho

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Pope Agatho was a 7th-century Bishop of Rome known for his role in resolving the Monothelite controversy and strengthening papal authority through his involvement in the Third Council of Constantinople.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic bishop
Pope
human
affirmed two operations in Christ
two wills in Christ
birthName Agatho
birthPlace Byzantine Empire
Palermo
Sicily
burialPlace Old St. Peter's Basilica
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
convokedBy Emperor Constantine IV
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
deathPlace Rome
doctrineOpposed Monothelitism
endTime 681
endTimeAsPope 10 January 681
era 7th century
feastDay 10 January
20 February
honorificTitle Saint
knownFor involvement in the Third Council of Constantinople
role in resolving the Monothelite controversy
strengthening papal authority
languageOfName Greek
papalName Agatho
papalOrdinalNumber 79
participatedIn Third Council of Constantinople
positionHeld Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome

Patriarch of the West
Primate of Italy
Sovereign of the Papal States
predecessor Pope Donus
recognizedBy Third Council of Constantinople
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity
seeAlso Monothelite controversy
Third Council of Constantinople
sentDelegationTo Third Council of Constantinople
servedUnderRuler Emperor Constantine IV
surface form: Byzantine Emperor Constantine IV
startTime 678
startTimeAsPope 27 June 678
successor Pope Leo II
supportedDoctrine Monoenergism
surface form: Dyothelitism
title Pope of the Catholic Church
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
wrote Dogmatic letter to the Third Council of Constantinople
Letter to the Emperor Constantine IV

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