Pope Agatho, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pope Agatho

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Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Sicily, Italy

Date of Death: 10-Jan-0681

Profession: Catholic priest, cleric

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Pope Agatho (died January 681) served as the Bishop of Rome from 27 June 678 until his death in 681.
He heard the appeal of Wilfrid of York, who had been displaced from his See by the division of the Archdiocese ordered by Theodore of Canterbury.
During Agatho's tenure, the Sixth Ecumenical Council was convened which dealt with the monothelitism controversy.
He is venerated as a saint by both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.