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Pope John VI
head of the Catholic Church
Years: 655 - 705
Pope John VI (Latin: Ioannes VI; 655 – 11 January 705) is the head of the Catholic Church from October 30, 701 to his death in 705.
John VI is an Anatolian from Ephesus who reigns during the Byzantine Papacy.
His papacy is noted for military and political breakthroughs on the Italian peninsula.
He succeeds to the papal chair two months after the death of Pope Sergius I, and his election occurs after a vacancy of less than seven weeks.
He is succeeded by Pope John VII after a vacancy of less than two months.
The body of the pope is buried in Old St. Peter's Basilica.
