Feast January 10
Saint Agatho
Pope, patron of Palermo · Feast January 10
Biography
Pope Agatho served as the bishop of Rome from 27 June 678 until his death on 10 January 681. He heard the appeal of Wilfrid of York, who had been displaced from his see by the division of the archdiocese ordered by Theodore of Canterbury. During Agatho's tenure, the Sixth Ecumenical Council was convened to deal with monothelitism. He is venerated as a saint by both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He is said to have been the longest lived pope ever.
Feast day
January 10
Patronage
- Palermo
Birth date
577
Death date
10 January 681 (aged 103–104)
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
1
Wikidata qid
Q104467
Content subtype
saint_biography
Feast day of month
10
