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Pope John VI

Pope John VI

?–705 CE · Greece

John VI was Greek by birth, one of several popes of Eastern origin in this era. His pontificate unfolded amid instability in Byzantine Italy: when a hostile exarch, Theophylact, came to Rome, John intervened to calm the Roman militia that had risen against him, averting bloodshed. He also confronted the Lombard duke Gisulf of Benevento, who had invaded papal territory, ransoming captives and persuading him to withdraw. John supported Bishop Wilfrid of York's appeal at Rome. His reign reflects the papacy's growing role as a stabilizing political authority in Italy amid weakening imperial control.

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About Greece

Greece, the southern Balkan and Aegean region. The 'Byzantine' popes of the 7th-8th centuries included men of Greek background; one or more popes traced their origins to the Greek-speaking East.

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