POPE
Pope Benedict I
Pope, Bishop of Rome
Pope Benedict I, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 575–579.
background
Pope Benedict I 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.
summary
Pope Benedict I, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 575–579.
papacy Start
575
papacy End
579

