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Pope John IV

Pope John IV

?–642 CE · Dalmatia (Salona / Zadar)

John IV, a Dalmatian and son of the lawyer Venantius, firmly opposed Monothelitism, holding a synod at Rome that condemned the doctrine and defending the memory of his predecessor Honorius against charges of heresy. He is especially remembered for his concern for his homeland: as Slavic and Avar incursions ravaged Dalmatia and Istria, he sent the abbot Martin with funds to ransom captives and recover the relics of saints, which he enshrined in the oratory of San Venanzio at the Lateran. His short pontificate combined doctrinal firmness with practical care for a war-torn region.

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Dalmatia (Salona / Zadar)

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About Dalmatia (Salona / Zadar)

Dalmatia, the eastern Adriatic coast (around Salona and Zadar in modern Croatia). Pope John IV came from Dalmatia in the 7th century.

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Pope Theodore I, Pope Severinus

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