Martin I | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 21 July 649 AD |
Papacy ended | 16 September 655 |
Predecessor | Theodore I |
Successor | Eugene I |
Personal details | |
Born | 590–600 Near Todi, Umbria, Eastern Roman Empire |
Died | 16 September 655 (aged 57) Cherson, Eastern Roman Empire |
Other popes named Martin |
Pope Martin I (Latin: Martinus I, Greek: Πάπας Μαρτῖνος; between 590 and 600 – 16 September 655), also known as Martin the Confessor, was the bishop of Rome from 21 July 649 to his death 16 September 655. He had served as Pope Theodore I's ambassador to Constantinople, and was elected to succeed him as Pope. He was the only pope when Constantinople controlled the papacy whose election had not awaited imperial mandate. For his strong opposition to Monothelitism, Pope Martin I was arrested by Emperor Constans II, carried off to Constantinople, and ultimately banished to Cherson. He is considered a saint by both the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is the last pope recognised as a martyr.