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Hierarch · 6th century

Agapitus of Rome

Also known as Agapetus I · Agapitus, Pope of Rome

Agapitus, Pope of Rome, was a zealous defender of the Orthodox faith who was sent on a mission to Constantinople and contended against heresy there before his repose in 536.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints