RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope John VI

655 - 705

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Pope John VI (Latin: Ioannes VI; 655 – 11 January 705) was the bishop of Rome from 30 October 701 to his death on 11 January 705. John VI was a Greek from Ephesus who reigned during the Byzantine Papacy. His papacy was noted for military and political breakthroughs on the Italian Peninsula. He was succeeded by Pope John VII after a vacancy of less than two months. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope John VI is the 528th most popular religious figure (down from 479th in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 192nd in 2019) and the 36th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Pope John VI was most famous for being the pope who was in charge of the church when the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople in 1453.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope John VI ranks 528 out of 3,187Before him are Angelo Sodano, Pope Leo VI, 13th Dalai Lama, Simeon Stylites, Rabbi Akiva, and Adalbert of Prague. After him are Talhah, Suger, Anastasia of Sirmium, Desmond Tutu, Jean-Louis Tauran, and Athenagoras I of Constantinople.

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Among people born in 655, Pope John VI ranks 1After him are Childeric II, and Wahb ibn Munabbih. Among people deceased in 705, Pope John VI ranks 5Before him are Wu Zetian, Leontios, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, and Tiberius III. After him are Lambert of Maastricht, Alpaida, and Aldfrith of Northumbria.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Pope John VI ranks 215 out of 1,347Before him are Thābit ibn Qurra (836), Hecuba (null), Romanos II (938), Anthemius (420), Michael I Rangabe (770), and Simeon Stylites (389). After him are Mehmet Ali Ağca (1958), Theodore I Laskaris (1174), Dorothea of Caesarea (279), Michael II (770), Dragut (1485), and Henri Fayol (1841).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Pope John VI ranks 36Before him are Marcion of Sinope (85), Clement of Ohrid (840), Sabbatai Zevi (1626), Gregory Palamas (1296), Basilios Bessarion (1403), and Simeon Stylites (389). After him are Dorothea of Caesarea (279), Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Laban (-1900), Pancras of Rome (289), and Thecla (100).