RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Sergius I

650 - 701

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Pope Sergius I (c. 650 – 8 September 701) was the bishop of Rome from 15 December 687 to his death, and is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected at a time when two rivals, Paschal and Theodore, were locked in a dispute about which of them should become pope. His papacy was dominated by his response to the Quinisext Council, the canons of which he steadfastly refused to accept. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Sergius I has received more than 291,738 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Pope Sergius I is the 369th most popular religious figure (up from 435th in 2019), the 419th most popular biography from Italy (up from 498th in 2019) and the 170th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Sergius I is most famous for his involvement in the Monothelite controversy.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Sergius I ranks 369 out of 3,187Before him are Saint Spyridon, Al-Mansur, Pope Anastasius I, Bahá'u'lláh, Pope Soter, and Pope Clement III. After him are James, son of Alphaeus, Pope Anicetus, Sabbatai Zevi, Pope Nicholas II, Parascheva of the Balkans, and Alcuin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 650, Pope Sergius I ranks 1After him are Pope John VII, Dagobert II, Abdallah ibn Sa'd, Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi, Chlothar III, Odo the Great, Jindeok of Silla, Childebert the Adopted, Abdullah ibn Ja'far, Rupert of Salzburg, and Muslim ibn Aqil. Among people deceased in 701, Pope Sergius I ranks 1After him are Al-Mughira, Raginpert, Anastasius Sinaita, and Anna.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Sergius I ranks 419 out of 5,161Before him are Charles I of Hungary (1288), Pope Anastasius I (340), Giovanni Falcone (1939), Pope Soter (120), Pope Clement III (1130), and Vittorio De Sica (1901). After him are Philolaus (-470), Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807), Geta (189), Ludovico Ariosto (1474), Arturo Toscanini (1867), and Louis II of Italy (825).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Sergius I ranks 170Before him are Pope Innocent IV (1195), Philip Neri (1515), Pope Leo VII (900), Pope Anastasius I (340), Pope Soter (120), and Pope Clement III (1130). After him are Pope Martin I (590), Pope Fabian (200), Matteo Ricci (1552), Pope Zachary (679), Pope Hormisdas (450), and Pope Boniface VI (800).