John VI
pope
b. 655 · d. 11 Jan 705
85th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 30 Oct 701–11 Jan 705
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 85 · 30 Oct 701 – 11 Jan 705
Pope John VI was the bishop of Rome from 30 October 701 to his death on 11 January 705. John VI was a Greek from Ephesus who reigned during the Byzantine Papacy. His papacy was noted for military and political breakthroughs on the Italian Peninsula. He was succeeded by Pope John VII after a vacancy of less than two months. The body of the pope was buried in Old St. Peter's Basilica.
Related people
Places
- Ephesus birth
- St. Peter's Basilica burial
- Rome ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of John VI