Benedict I

pope

b. c. 525 · d. 1 Aug 579

62nd Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 4 Jun 575–30 Jul 579

Pope Benedict I was the bishop of Rome from 2 June 575 to his death on 30 July 579. His pontificate took place during the Lombard expansion in Italy and during famine in Rome and other parts of Byzantine Italy.

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