Optatos 2 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M VIII |
| Dates | 752 (taq) / 752 (tpq) |
| Variant Names | Optatus |
| Titles | Abbot, St Benedict (Monte Cassino) (office) |
| Textual Sources | Liber 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) |
See Anonymus 245 for this individual.
Optatos 2 was possibly the name of the abbot of the monastery St Benedict at Monte Cassino; in 752 he was sent with Azzo 1 to the Lombard king Aistulf 1 by pope Stephen III (II) (Stephanos 8) to persuade him to drop his demand for the subjection of Rome; their mission was a failure: Lib. Pont. 94. 6-7.
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