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Benedict II, Saint, Pope

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

Reigned from June 26, 684 to May 8, 685. Born in Rome, Italy; died there. To shorten the time of vacancy at the death of a pope he obtained from the Emperor Constantine IV a decree abolishing the imperial confirmation of the pope-elect before consecration. He reinstated Saint Wilfrid in the See of York, of which he had been unjustly deprived. Feast, May 7,.

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Entry for 'Benedict II, Saint, Pope'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​b/benedict-ii-saint-pope.html. 1910.