Pope Adeodatus II

Pope (Saint)
Adeodatus II
Papacy began 11 April 672
Papacy ended 17 June 676
Predecessor Vitalian
Successor Donus
Personal details
Born Rome, Byzantine Empire
Died (676-06-17)17 June 676
Rome, Byzantine Empire
Other popes named Adeodatus
Pope Saint Adeodatus II
Pope
Born Rome, Byzantine Empire
Died (676-06-17)17 June 676
Rome, Byzantine Empire
Venerated in Catholic Church (Other Catholics Only)
Feast ????????
Attributes Papal Tiara

Pope Adeodatus II (died 17 June 676), also known as Deodatus II,[1] was Pope from 11 April 672 to his death in on 17 June 676.[2] Little is known about him. Most surviving records indicate that Adeodatus was known for his generosity, especially when it came to the poor and to pilgrims. He was preceded by Vitalian and succeeded by Donus, and devoted much of his papacy to improving churches.

Biography

Born in Rome, he became an Order of Saint Benedict monk of the Roman cloister of St Erasmus on the Caelian Hill. He was active in improving monastic discipline and in the repression of Monothelitism and gave Venice the right to choose the doge itself. During his pontificate the basilica of St. Pietro at the eight milestone of Via Portuense. St Erasmus was also reconstructed.[3] Elected as Pope on 11 April 672, Adeodatus II did not get involved in political events and disengaged himself from the events at the time surrounding monothelitism.[4]

Pope Adeodatus II devoted his reign to the restoration of churches in disrepair. He protected the Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul (known as St. Augustine's Abbey), exempted Marmoutier Abbey, Tours (Abbey of St. Martin of Tours) from the authority of the Holy See, and led improvements to St. Erasmus' monastery. He is sometimes referred to with the title Saint and 26 June is attributed as his feast day, but this is disputed.[4] When his papacy began, Adeodatus II was already an elderly man, and even though he reigned for four years, it is considered that his papacy did not contribute by a large amount to society. Pope Adeodatus II died on 17 June 676.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Some authors omit the number as they refer to Pope Adeodatus I as Pope Deusdedit.
  2. ↑ Shahan, Thomas (1907). "Pope St. Adeodatus" in The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. ↑ Kelly, J N D (2010). A Dictionary of Popes. Oxford University Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-19-929581-4.
  4. 1 2 3 "Adeodatus II". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

References

  •  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pope St. Adeodatus". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Vitalian		 Pope
672–676		 Succeeded by
Donus

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