Pope Saint Vitalian
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- Also known as
- Vitalianus
- Memorial
- 27 January
- Profile
- Son of Anastasius; nothing else is known of Vitalian before his election to the papacy.
Chosen 76th pope in 657.
His pontificate was marked by constant conflict with the eastern patriarchs and leaders over their support of Monothelite heresy.
Helped settle the conflict between English and Irish bishops over the date of Easter.
Sent Saint Adrian of Canterbury and Saint Theodore of Tarsus to England, which strengthened the ties between the bishops there with Rome.
Came into conflict with archbishop Maurus of Ravenna who declared his see independent from Vatican control; he and the pope excommunicated each other, and emperor Constans II intervened on the side of the archbishop, and it wasn't until 682 that the controversy ended.
- Born
- at Segni, Campania, Italy
- Papal Ascension
- elected on 2 June 657;
enthroned on 30 July 657
- Died
- 27 January 672;
interred in Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Additional Information
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Wikipedia
Catholic Encyclopedia
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Kirken i Norge - norwegian
- Print References
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
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