Pope Agapetus I
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Pope Agapetus I was the bishop of Rome from 13 May 535 to his death on 22 April 536. His father, Gordianus, was a priest in Rome and he may have been related to two popes, Felix III and Gregory I.
Stained glass depiction of Pope Agapetus I with anachronistic papal tiara (Saint-Maixent-l'École, France
Statue of Agapetus I in Saint-Maixent-l'École
Menas of Constantinople
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Menas of Constantinople, considered a saint in the Chalcedonian-affirming Church and by extension both the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church of modern times, was born in Alexandria, and ente
Pope Agapetus I
…of the Ostrogoth kingdom. While in Constantinople, Agapetus also deposed the patriarch Anthimus I and personally consecrated his successor who is Menas of Constantinople. Four of Agapetus’ letters from this period have survived: two addressed to Justinian, one to the bishops of Africa, and one to the Bishop of Carthage…
Saint Menas of Constantinople