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Pope Sisinnius

Pope Sisinnius

?–708 CE · Syria

Sisinnius was a Syrian whose pontificate lasted only about twenty days in early 708, making him one of the shortest-reigning popes. Already gravely ill with gout so severe that he reportedly could not feed himself, he was nonetheless said to be a man of firm character concerned for the welfare of Rome. His one recorded act was ordering the preparation of lime for the restoration of the city's walls, anticipating the defensive needs of a Rome increasingly exposed by the decline of Byzantine power. He died before accomplishing more and was buried at Saint Peter's.

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About Syria

Syria, the historic region of the Levant centred on the modern Syrian Arab Republic. It was one of the earliest heartlands of Christianity, home to the Antiochene theological tradition and to a rich Syriac-language church.

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Pope St. Gregory III, Pope Constantine

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