On This Day

John III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

John III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

John III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

Events Before

  1. Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus

    Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus

  2. Saint Columba reports seeing a monster in Loch Ness

    Saint Columba reports seeing a monster in Loch Ness

Events After

  1. Benedict I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Benedict I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  2. K'ak Chan Yopaat [Smoke Snake] aged 15 becomes the 11th ruler of the Maya city of Copán, will go on to rule for 49 years

    K'ak Chan Yopaat [Smoke Snake] aged 15 becomes the 11th ruler of the Maya city of Copán, will go on to rule for 49 years

  3. Benedict I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    Pope Benedict I (Latin: Benedictus I; died 30 July 579) was the bishop of Rome from 2 June 575 to his death on 30 July 579. Benedict was the son of a man named Boniface, and was called Bonosus by the...

  4. Pelagius II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Pelagius II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

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