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Pope John I

523-526

Image of Pope Saint John I taken from The Lives and Times of the Popes by Artaud de Montor.

Image of Pope Saint John I taken from The Lives and Times of the Popes by Artaud de Montor.

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Pope John I was the first sitting pontiff to go to Constantinople. When he returned to Italy, he met an unpleasant end.

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