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74th Roman Pontiff
St Martin I
MARTINVS
Martinus
73rd Successor of St Peter · 649–654 · Rome · b. Near Tuder, Umbria, Eastern Roman Empire
649
Elected
654
Reign ended
5 years
Length
7th
Century
The Life
(Eastern) Roman citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Last pope recognized as a martyr; feast day 12 November. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 14 April.
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