51. Symmachas, born in Sardinia, died the 9th July 514

52. Hormisdas, born at Frusignone in Campania died 6th Aug. 523

53. St. John I. a Toscan, 18th May, 525

54. Felix IV. a Samnite, in 530

55. Boniface II. born at Rome, of Gothic origin, died 532

56. John II. called Mercnrins, born at Rome, died 535

57. Agapit, son of the priest Gordian, died the 22d of April 536

58. Sylverius, a native of Campania son of pope Hormisdas 538

59. Vigilias, son of the Consul John, elected pope Nov. 537, before the death of Sylverius, died at Syracuse, 10th Jan. 555 2nd Council of Constantinople, and 6th c.u.menical, held in 553

60. Pelagias I. died 1st March, 560

61. John III. called Cateline, born at Rome, died 13th July 575

62. Benedict Bonosius, 30th July, 557

63. Pelagias II. died 8th Feb. 590

64. St. Gregory I. or the Great, born at Rome, one of the fathers or doctors of the Latin Cburch 12th March, 604

SEVENTH CENTURY.

65. Sabinian, died 22nd Feb. 606

66. Boniface III. 607

67. Boniface IV. native of Valeria, country of the Moors, 615

68. St. Dens Dedit, a Roman, 3rd Dec. 618

69. Boniface V. born at Naples, died 22d Oct. 626

70. Honoriua I. a native of Campania, son of the consul Petronius, died 12th Oct. 638 AN INTERREGNUM OF TWENTY MONTHS

71. Severinus, born at Rome, consecrated in May, died 640

72. John IV. of Dalmatia, 11th Oct. 642

73. Theodore I. born at Jerusalem, died 13th May, The first who received the t.i.tle of sovereign pontiff. 649

74. St. Martin I. of Todi, 17th Sept. 654

75. St. Eugene I. a Roman, 1st Jan. 657

76. Vitalian, born at Segni, 27th Jan. 662

77. Adeodat, a Roman, in June, 676

78. Donus or Domnas, a Roman, 11th April, 678

79. Agathon, a Sicilian, 10th June, Third Council of Constantinople, the 6th oec.u.menical, held in 680 and 681. 682

80. St. Leo II. a Sicilian, died in 683 or 684

81. Benedict II. a Roman, died 7th May, 685

82. John V. a Syrian, 7th Aug. 687

83. Conon, born in Sicily, of Thracian origin, died Sept. 687

84. St. Sergius I. born at Palermo, of Antiochian 8th Sept. 701

EIGHTH CENTURY.

85. John VI. a Greek, died 9th Jan. 705

86. John VII. a Greek, 17th Oct. 707

87. St.Sinnius, a Syrian, 7th Feb. 708

88. Constantine, a Syrian, 9th April, 715

89. St. Gregory II. a Roman, died the 10th Feb. 731 Quarrel with the Emperor Leo the Isaurian.

90. Gregory III. a Syrian, 27th Nov. 741 Excommunication of the Iconoclastes -Roman Republic.

91. Zachary, a Greek, 14th March, 752 Accession of Pepin the Short.

Stephen elected pope in 752 died before being consecrated.

92. Stephen II. died 25th April, 757 Pretended sacred donation of Pepin, letters of St. Peter, &c.

93. Paul I. brother of the preceding, died 28th Jan. 767

94. Stephen III. a Sicilian, 1st Feb. 772

95. Adrian I. son of Theodale, duke of Rome, 25th Dec. 795 Charlemagne in Italy.

Second Council of Nice, 7th oec.u.menical, in 787.

96. Leo III. a Roman, 11th June, 816 Charlemagne crowned emperor in 800.