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Pope St. John I
Feastday: May 18th
Born: Unknown -- Died: 526
Pope Pope St. John was born in Tuscany, Italy. He
held the Council of Orange which was responsible for settling arguments
about grace. Pope St. John I died in 526 A.D. He died of starvation
in a jail cell. Pope St. John was put in jail by Theodoric because
while in the east he crowned Justin emporer. He served as Pope for
only 3 and half years from 323 to 326 A.D.
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