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85th Roman Pontiff
John VI
IOANNES Sextus
Ioannes
85th Successor of St Peter · 701–705 · Rome · b. Ephesus, Eastern Roman Empire
701
Elected
705
Reign ended
4 years
Length
8th
Century
The Life
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity. The only pope who came from Asia Minor.
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