Pope Adeodatus II

Profile: Son of Jovinian. Monk of the Roman cloister of Erasmus. Pope. Promoted monastic discipline, and supported monasteries financially. Restored Peter's basilica. Fought the heresy of the Monothelites, which put him at odds with Patriarch Constantine I of Constantinople.
Born: Roman
Papal Ascension: 11 April 672
Died: 676 in Rome of natural causes; buried in Peter's
Name Meaning: given from God (Latin)
Additional Information: Christ's Faithful People
Catholic Encyclopedia, by Thomas J Shahan
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