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Pope Martin I

c. 590 – 655 · b. Todi · Bishop of Rome
bishopmartyr

Pope (649-655) who convened the Lateran Council of 649 condemning Monothelitism. Arrested by Constans II, tried in Constantinople, and exiled to Cherson where he died. Last pope venerated as a martyr.

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Who was Pope Martin I?
Pope Martin I (590–655) — Pope (649-655) who convened the Lateran Council of 649 condemning Monothelitism. Arrested by Constans II, tried in Constantinople, and exiled to Cherson where he died. Last pope venerated as a martyr.
Who did Pope Martin I correspond with?
Maximus the Confessor.
Who did Pope Martin I oppose?
Constans II.

Sources for biography

  • Acta Concilii Lateranensis (649) primary
  • Liber Pontificalis 76 primary
  • Commemoratio (Narratio de exilio sancti papae Martini) primary

documented connections(2)

  • corresponded (incoming) Maximus the Confessor
    Maximus collaborated with Martin in preparing and defending the Lateran Council of 649; both were arrested by Constans II.
    Acta Concilii Lateranensis (649) · Relatio Motionis
  • opposed Constans II
    Martin convened the Lateran Council of 649 against the Typos; Constans had him arrested, tried in Constantinople, and exiled to Cherson.
    Liber Pontificalis 76 · Commemoratio (Narratio de exilio)

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