Sisinnius
pope
b. c. 650 · d. 4 Feb 708
87th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 19 Jan 708–4 Feb 708
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 87 · 19 Jan 708 – 4 Feb 708
Pope Sisinnius was the bishop of Rome from 15 January 708 to his death on 4 February 708. Besides being Syrian and his father being named John, little is known of Sisinnius' early life or career. At the time of his election to the papal throne, Sisinnius suffered from severe gout, leaving him weak. During the course of his twenty-day papacy, Sisinnius consecrated a bishop for Corsica and ordered the reinforcement of the walls surrounding the papal capital of Rome. On his death, Sisinnius was buried in Old St. Peter's Basilica. He was succeeded by Pope Constantine.
Related people
- Constantine sibling of · traditional
- John VII succeeded · traditional
- Constantine preceded · traditional
Places
- St. Peter's Basilica burial
- Rome ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of Sisinnius