Sisinnios 35

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitE VIII
Dates708 (taq) / 708 (ob.)
Variant NamesSisinnius;
pope Sisinnius
ReligionChristian
EthnicitySyrian
LocationsRome (officeplace);
Syria (residence);
Syria (birthplace);
Rome (residence);
Rome
OccupationBishop
TitlesArchbishop, Rome (office);
Bishop, Rome (office);
Patriarch, Rome (office);
Pope, Rome (office)
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)

Of Syrian nationality, Sissinios 35 was the son of Ioannes 223; he became bishop of Rome in succession to pope John VII (Ioannes 228) but occupied the see for only twenty days before his sudden death; he suffered badly from gout ("podagrico humore") and was unable even to feed himself, but had made plans to care for the inhabitants of Rome and had ordered lime to be prepared in order to restore the walls of the city: Lib. Pont. 89. 1-2. He was bishop of Rome from 15 January to 4 February 708. His illness sounds more like rheumatism or arthritis than gout. He was succeeded by Konstantinos 136; since both men were Syrians and had a father called Ioannes, it is possible that they were brothers.

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