Below is a list of all of the popes who reigned during the seventh century. The first number is which pope they were. This is followed by their chosen name, the starting and ending dates of their reigns, and finally the number of years they were pope. Follow the links to read short biographies of each pope and learn about what they did, what they believed, and what impact they had on the course of the Roman Catholic Church.
64. St. Gregory I (the Great): September 3, 590 - March 12, 604 (13 years, 6 months)
Pope Gregory I (590 - 604) was the right man in the right place at the right time. Previously a government official who had sold all of his property in order to become a Benedictine monk, he was elected pope after the death of Pelagius II. Pelagious had gone to great effort to deal with problems like plague, hunger, floods, and advancing Lombard armies.
65. Sabinian: September 13, 604 - February 22, 606 (1 year)
Not a great deal is known about the life of Pope Sabinian. He is believed to have been elected during an especially turbulent time when Rome was threatened both by invasion and by plague...
66. Boniface III: February 19, 607 - November 12, 607 (10 months)
A couple of important things happened during the reign of Pope Boniface III, even though it was particularly short. For one thing, he forbade anyone from discussing the successor to any pope both during that pope's reign and for three days afterwards.
67. St. Boniface IV: September 15, 608 - May 8, 615 (3 years)
Pope Boniface IV was a monk before his election and he chose to continue living life as a monk even while serving as pope.
68. St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I): October 19, 615 - November 8, 618 (3 years)
Deusdedit I was the first person since John II in 533 who was a priest at the time of election - all others in the interim had been deacons.
69. Boniface V: December 23, 619 - October 25, 625 (5 years, 10 months)
Not much is known about Pope Boniface V and the only significant matter in his records is that he took a particular interest in the development of the Christian Church in England.
70. Honorius I: October 27, 625 - October 12, 638 (12 years, 11 months)
Pope Honorius I is best known for his involvement in the controversy between orthodoxy and the Monophysites. Honorius promoted a view which argued that Christ did not possess both a divine and a human will at the same time...
71. Severinus: May 28, 640 - August 2, 640 (2 months)
Following tradition, envoys were sent to Constantinople to get confirmation of Severinus' election as pope, but the emperor refused to do so until Severinus signed Ecthesis, a Monothelite profession of faith.
72. John IV: December 24, 640 - October 12, 642 (1 year, 9 months)
Pope John IV acted forcefully against the heresy of Monotheletism and tried to defend the reputation of Pope Honorius I, the pope who was largely responsible for the spread of Monotheletism.
73. Theodore I: November 24, 642 - May 14, 649 (6 years)
Pope Theodore I was one of Greek popes, although he wa born in Jerusalem. He is primarily known for his uncompromising position against Monotheletism.
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