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Pope Agatho
c. 577 – 681 · b. Sicily · Bishop of Rome
Bishop
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 577, Sicily
- Died
- 681, Rome
- See
- Rome
- Region
- west
- Era
- post nicene
- Significance
- Minor(1/4)
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Pope (678-681) whose dogmatic letter to the Third Council of Constantinople (680-681) was accepted as a definitive statement of dyothelite Christology, condemning Monothelitism.
- Primary source
- Acta of the Third Council of Constantinople (681)
Pope (678-681) whose dogmatic letter to the Third Council of Constantinople (680-681) was accepted as a definitive statement of dyothelite Christology, condemning Monothelitism.
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Common questions
- Who was Pope Agatho?
- Pope Agatho (577–681) — Pope (678-681) whose dogmatic letter to the Third Council of Constantinople (680-681) was accepted as a definitive statement of dyothelite Christology, condemning Monothelitism.
- Who did Pope Agatho correspond with?
- Constantine IV.
- Who succeeded Pope Agatho as bishop of Rome?
- Pope Leo II.
Sources for biography
- Acta of the Third Council of Constantinople (681) primary
- Liber Pontificalis 81 primary
documented connections(3)
- corresponded Constantine IVAgatho's dogmatic letter to Emperor Constantine IV was read at the Third Council of Constantinople and accepted as the standard of dyothelite faith.Acta of the Third Council of Constantinople (681), Session 4
- succeeded in see (incoming) Pope Leo IILeo II succeeded Agatho as Bishop of Rome in 682.Liber Pontificalis 82
- cited Pope Leo IAgatho's dogmatic letter (Tomus Agathonis) read at the Third Council of Constantinople (681) explicitly invokes and incorporates the Tome of Leo as the standard of Chalcedonian dyothelite Christology.Agatho, Epistula ad Constantinum imperatorem, in ACO ser. II vol. 2.1, pp. 52-122 · Acta of the Third Council of Constantinople (681), Session 4
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Pope Agatho).