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John V
pope
John V (born, Syria?—died Aug. 2, 686, Rome [Italy]) was the pope from July 23, 685, to Aug. 2, 686.
As deacon, John was one of Pope St. Agatho’s legates to the sixth ecumenical council at Constantinople (680–681), which condemned the monothelite heresy (the view that Christ had only one will—i.e., divine). He succeeded Pope St. Benedict II and was consecrated July 23, 685. A man of learning and generosity, he made liberal donations for the poor. Seriously ill during his brief pontificate, he accomplished little.
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