Pope Benedict II

Saint Benedict II (* in Rome, † 8 May 685, ibid ) was Pope from 683 to 685

Benedict II came from the Roman family of the Savelli. He was the successor of Leo II, and although he was elected in June 683, he was not consecrated until 26 June 684, because the first confirmation of the election was to be obtained by Emperor Constantine IV Constantine in Opel.

He made ​​successful efforts at reconciliation with the ruler of the Byzantine Empire, after the relationship had been previously loaded by the Monotheletismusstreit. So he arranged that the choice of the future popes could be confirmed by the Exarch of Ravenna. The abolition of autocephaly ( ecclesiastical independence ) Ravenna he could reach. On May 8, 685, he died in Rome. This is also his Catholic Memorial.