John II
pope
b. 470 · d. 8 May 535
56th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 4 Jan 533–8 May 535
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 56 · 4 Jan 533 – 8 May 535
Pope John II, born Mercurius, was the Bishop of Rome from 2 January 533 to his death on 8 May 535. As a priest at St. Clement's Basilica, he endowed that church with gifts and commissioned stone carvings for it. Mercurius became the first pope to adopt a new papal name upon his elevation to the office. During his pontificate, John II notably removed Bishop Contumeliosus of Riez from his office, convened a council on the readmission of Arian clergy, and approved an edict of emperor Justinian, promulgating doctrine opposed by his predecessor, Pope Hormisdas.
Related people
- Boniface II succeeded · traditional
- Agapetus I preceded · traditional
Places
- Rome ministry
- St. Peter's Basilica burial
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of John II