Birthplace
Syria
Pope from
23 July 685
Pope until
2 August 686
Died
2 August 686
Who he was
John was a Syrian, the son of Cyriacus. As a deacon he was one of Rome's representatives at the Third Council of Constantinople and brought its documents home in 682. He was the first pope in some time consecrated without waiting for imperial confirmation.
What he is remembered for
He won tax relief for the Church's estates in Sicily and Calabria from the Emperor Constantine IV, placed the see of Torres in Sardinia directly under Rome, and was generous to the clergy and the poor. He was ill for much of his year as pope.
Sources
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