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John VII

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Also known as Pope John VII, Ioannes VII

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John VII was a pope who served in the early 8th century and is remembered as part of the long succession of religious leaders of the Catholic Church. He matters historically because his papacy represents an important period in the Church's development during the early medieval era.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Ioannes
Gender
male
Citizenship
Byzantine Empire
Place of birth
Rossano
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
writer
Position held
Pope
Languages spoken
Latin
Image
Byzantinischer Mosaizist um 705 002.jpg
Work location
Rome
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place of burial
Vatican Grotto
Commons category
Ioannes VII
date of birth
0650-01-01
date of death
0707-10-22
described by source
Wikitólica
writing language
Latin
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Encyclopedic overview

Saint Joseph, from the Oratory of John VII Pope John VII (Latin: Ioannes VII; c. 650 – 18 October 707) was the bishop of Rome from 1 March 705 to his death on 18 October 707. He was an ethnic Greek, one of the Byzantine popes, but had better relations with the Lombards, who ruled much of Italy, than with Emperor Justinian II, who ruled the rest.

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