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John II

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Also known as Pope John II, Mercurius, Ioannes II, Iohannes PP. II, Johannes II. Papa

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John II, born Mercurius in Rome in 470, was a Catholic priest, writer, and Pope. He served as the head of the Catholic Church and worked in Rome. His religious affiliation was with the Catholic Church, and he spoke Latin. He is recognized as a saint and is buried in St. Peter's Basilica.

The Pope died in Rome on 8 May 535. He is described in sources including the Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa, and The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. Records indicate he has five works, though other sources list one work. He is referenced by 340 other encyclopedia articles and is recognized in the Popes collection.

Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Europeana Sparql, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Works
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5 total works indexed

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  5. The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ioannes
Gender
male
Place of birth
Rome
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
writer
Position held
Pope
Languages spoken
Latin
Image
Johannes II.jpg
Work location
Rome
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Commons category
Ioannes II
date of birth
0470-01-01
date of death
0535-05-08
birth name
Mercurius
place of burial
St. Peter's Basilica
canonization status
saint
name in native language
Johannes PP. II
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to John II, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Pope John II (Latin: Ioannes II; c. 475 – 8 May 535), born Mercurius, was the Bishop of Rome from 2 January 533 to his death on 8 May 535. As a priest at St. Clement's Basilica, he endowed that church with gifts and commissioned stone carvings for it. Mercurius became the first pope to adopt a new papal name upon his elevation to the office. During his pontificate, John II notably removed Bishop Contumeliosus of Riez from his office, convened a council on the readmission of Arian clergy, and approved an edict of emperor Justinian, promulgating doctrine opposed by his predecessor, Pope Hormisdas.

Early life

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