Passibos 1

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitM VIII
Dates767 (taq) / 768 (tpq)
Variant NamesPassibus
LocationsSt Silvester (Monastery of, Rome);
Nepet (Tuscia) (residence);
Rome (residence);
Nepet (Tuscia);
Rome
Textual SourcesLiber Pontificalis, ed. L. Duchesne, Le liber pontificalis. Texte, introduction et commentaire, 2 vols. (Paris, 1886-92); re-issued with 3rd vol. by C. Vogel, (Paris, 1955-57) (chronicle)

Passibos 1 was the brother of Toto 1, Konstantinos 140 and Paschalis 2; in 767 he joined his brothers in gathering an armed force from Tuscia, entering Rome and electing Konstantinos 140 as pope in succession to Paul (Paulos 49): Lib. Pont. 96. 3. See further Toto 1 and Konstantinos 140. In 768 Passibos 1 and his brother Toto 1, unaware of the intentions of Sergios 53 and Waldipert 1 and the forces with them, went to meet them near the gate of Pancratius; when Toto 1 was killed, Passibos 1 fled to the Lateran palace to tell Konstantinos 140 what had happened and they then sought refuge, accompanied by Theodoros 172, in the chapel of St Caesarius; after a few hours they were discovered and brought out and held in custody: Lib. Pont. 96. 9. Later some men seized them and Passibos 1's eyes were put out and he was taken to the monastery of St Silvester: Lib. Pont. 96. 12.

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