Ioannes 246

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitL VIII/E IX
Variant NamesIohannes
EthnicityRoman
LocationsRome (residence);
Rome;
Rome (birthplace)
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)

Ioannes 246 was the father of pope Gregory IV (Gregorios 82): Lib. Pont. 103. 1. He was presumably, like his son, a native of Rome. The family was apparently noble (Gregory was "genere clarus": Lib. Pont. 103. 2).

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