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61st Roman Pontiff
John III
IOANNES Tertius
Catelinus
61st Successor of St Peter · 561–574 · Rome · b. Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
561
Elected
574
Reign ended
13 years
Length
6th
Century
The Life
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy, later a (Eastern) Roman citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Second pope not to use his personal name (Catelinus).
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