Parents: Anastasius
Predecessor: Pelagius I
Reign: 561 – 574
Summary: The man named Catelinus was probably raised from a distinguished Roman family in the years of the Byzantine occupation of Rome. His father, Anastasius, was likely a Roman senator and Catelinus may have been involved in the translation of texts from the Greek Fathers of Christianity which Pope Pelagius I had begun during his tenure. Catelinus became pope sometime in 561 and took the regnal name John III.
Reign: 561 – 574
Summary: The man named Catelinus was probably raised from a distinguished Roman family in the years of the Byzantine occupation of Rome. His father, Anastasius, was likely a Roman senator and Catelinus may have been involved in the translation of texts from the Greek Fathers of Christianity which Pope Pelagius I had begun during his tenure. Catelinus became pope sometime in 561 and took the regnal name John III.
Date of Death: 13 July 574
Successor: Benedict I
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Successor: Benedict I
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