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Pope St. Sergius I

Pope St. Sergius I

?–701 CE · Sicily, Italy

Of a Syrian family settled in Palermo, Sergius I rose through the Roman clergy and emerged as pope after a contested triple election, prevailing over two rivals. His most famous act was refusing to ratify the canons of the Quinisext (Trullan) Council of 692, several of which conflicted with Western practice; he resisted Emperor Justinian II's attempt to arrest him, and the Roman militia rallied to his protection. Liturgically influential, he introduced the singing of the Agnus Dei at Mass and promoted Marian feasts. He also baptized the West Saxon king Caedwalla and consecrated Willibrord as missionary bishop to the Frisians.

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Sicily, Italy

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About Sicily, Italy

Sicily, the large island off southern Italy. In the 7th-8th centuries its Greek-speaking, monastically dense church produced several popes of the so-called Byzantine papacy, including Agatho and Sergius I.

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