Byzantine Papacy

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The Byzantine Papacy was the period in the history of the papacy (roughly 6th to 8th centuries) when the popes were heavily influenced by, and often appointed in coordination with, the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
phase of the papacy
appliesToJurisdiction Papacy NERFINISHED
characterizedBy Greek cultural influence in Rome
conflicts over Christological doctrine
imperial confirmation of popes
strong imperial influence on papal elections
tension between Roman and imperial authority
country Byzantine Empire
endTime 8th century
followedBy Frankish Papacy NERFINISHED
governmentForm ecclesiastical monarchy under imperial influence
hasCapital Rome NERFINISHED
hasInfluencingState Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Greek
Latin
hasNotableEvent Iconoclast controversy NERFINISHED
Lateran Council of 649 NERFINISHED
Monothelite controversy NERFINISHED
arrest and exile of Pope Martin I
exarchate of Ravenna influence on Rome
growing alliance with the Franks
increasing Lombard pressure on papal territories
hasNotableFigure Emperor Constans II NERFINISHED
Emperor Constantine V NERFINISHED
Emperor Justinian I NERFINISHED
Emperor Justinian II NERFINISHED
Emperor Leo III the Isaurian NERFINISHED
Pope Agatho NERFINISHED
Pope Gregory I NERFINISHED
Pope Gregory II NERFINISHED
Pope Gregory III NERFINISHED
Pope Martin I NERFINISHED
Pope Sergius I NERFINISHED
Pope Vitalian NERFINISHED
Pope Zachary NERFINISHED
hasSecondaryPowerCenter Constantinople NERFINISHED
locatedIn Italy
Rome
partOf history of the Byzantine Empire
history of the papacy
precededBy Late Antique Papacy NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity
significantFor development of papal independence from the Byzantine emperor
shaping East–West church relations
transition from imperial to Frankish protection of the papacy
startTime 6th century
timePeriod Early Middle Ages

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Pope Pelagius I associatedWith Byzantine Papacy
this entity surface form: Byzantine papacy
Agatho era Byzantine Papacy
this entity surface form: Byzantine papacy
Pope Adeodatus I era Byzantine Papacy
Pope Sabinian era Byzantine Papacy
Pope Severinus seeAlso Byzantine Papacy