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68th Roman Pontiff
St Adeodatus I
ADEODATVS
Adeodatus (or Deusdedit)
67th Successor of St Peter · 615–618 · Rome · b. Rome, Eastern Roman Empire
615
Elected
618
Reign ended
3 years
Length
7th
Century
The Life
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Feast day 8 November. Sometimes called Deusdedit. First pope to use lead seals on papal documents, which in time came to be called papal bulls.
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