JOHN IV, Pope. - Of a Dalmatian family, the son of a scholasticus, he succeeded the aged pontiff Severinus in 640, while relations between Rome and the East were highly strained over the usual theological disputes; he proved intransigent in matters of faith, managing to obtain from the emperor Heraclius a letter of justification regarding the ecthesis; after Heraclius's death, the conciliatory factions gained the upper hand at the court of Constantinople, while J. IV continued vigorously to defend the orthodox doctrinal position; he died on 12 Oct. 642 and was buried in St. Peter's. He brought relics of martyrs from Dalmatia to Rome, and took an interest in the ransoming of Istrians and Dalmatians who had fallen into slavery in the incursions of the Slavs.
Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VI, 1951 Popes & papal documents Popes
John IV, Pope
GIOVANNI IV, PAPA
Also known as: Latin: Ioannes IV, Johannes IV
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By Paolo Brezzi
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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), coll. 580–581.
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Brezzi, Paolo. “Giovanni IV, papa.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, coll. 580–581. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/giovanni-iv-papa.
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Brezzi, Paolo. “Giovanni IV, papa.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, coll. 580–581. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/giovanni-iv-papa.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec6_giovanni_iv_papa,
author = {Brezzi, Paolo},
title = {Giovanni IV, papa},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VI},
pages = {580--581},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1951},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/giovanni-iv-papa}
}
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