Byzantine Papacy

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The Byzantine Papacy was the period in the history of the papacy (roughly 6th to 8th centuries) when the popes were heavily influenced by, and often appointed in coordination with, the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Byzantine Papacy canonical 5
Byzantine papacy 2
Byzantine Empire–Papacy relations 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
phase of the papacy
appliesToJurisdiction Papacy
characterizedBy Greek cultural influence in Rome
conflicts over Christological doctrine
imperial confirmation of popes
strong imperial influence on papal elections
tension between Roman and imperial authority
country Byzantine Empire
endTime 8th century
followedBy Frankish Papacy
governmentForm ecclesiastical monarchy under imperial influence
hasCapital Rome
hasInfluencingState Byzantine Empire
hasLanguage Greek
Latin
hasNotableEvent Iconoclast controversy
Lateran Council of 649
Monothelite controversy
arrest and exile of Pope Martin I
exarchate of Ravenna influence on Rome
growing alliance with the Franks
increasing Lombard pressure on papal territories
hasNotableFigure Emperor Constans II
Emperor Constantine V
linked to: Constantine V

Emperor Justinian I
linked to: Justinian I

Emperor Justinian II
linked to: Justinian II

Emperor Leo III the Isaurian
Pope Agatho
Pope Gregory I
linked to: Gregory the Great

Pope Gregory II
Pope Gregory III
Pope Martin I
Pope Sergius I
Pope Vitalian
Pope Zachary
hasSecondaryPowerCenter Constantinople
locatedIn Italy
Rome
partOf history of the Byzantine Empire
history of the papacy
precededBy Late Antique Papacy
linked to: Byzantine Papacy
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
significantFor development of papal independence from the Byzantine emperor
shaping East–West church relations
transition from imperial to Frankish protection of the papacy
startTime 6th century
timePeriod Early Middle Ages

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pope Adeodatus I era Byzantine Papacy
Pope Sabinian era Byzantine Papacy
Pope Pelagius I associatedWith Byzantine papacy
linked to: Byzantine Papacy
Agatho era Byzantine papacy
linked to: Byzantine Papacy
Pope Severinus seeAlso Byzantine Papacy
Pope Eugene I era Byzantine Papacy
Pope Marinus I associatedWith Byzantine Empire–Papacy relations
linked to: Byzantine Papacy
Adeodatus I era Byzantine Papacy
Byzantine Papacy precededBy Late Antique Papacy
linked to: Byzantine Papacy