Adeodatus II

Adeodatus II (born, Rome [Italy]—died June 17, 676) was a pope (672–676) who was the first pontiff to date events in terms of his reign, which began with his election on April 11, 672. Adeodatus played no known role in the political events of the day or in the liquidation of monothelitism (a heresy teaching that Christ had only one will), although he did defend orthodoxy on the issue. He devoted his attention to restoring...