Person
Benedict I
525 CE – 579 CE · aged 54
Pope
- Born
- 525 CE · Rome
- Died
- 579 CE · Rome
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- 525 CEBornBorn in Rome
- 575 CE – 579 CERolePope
- 579 CEDiedDied in Rome
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Biography
Pope Benedict I (Latin: Benedictus I; died 30 July 579) was the bishop of Rome from 2 June 575 to his death on 30 July 579. His pontificate took place during the Lombard expansion in Italy and during famine in Rome and other parts of Byzantine Italy.
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