# Pope Honorius I

_Pope_

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Last updated: 2026-11-03

> Pope Honorius I (born in Campania; died 12 October 638) was the bishop of Rome from his consecration on 27 October 625 until his death on 12 October 638.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 585 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170502#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Campania ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170502#P19))
- **Died:** 12 October 638 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170502#P570))
- **Place of death:** Rome ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170502#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Byzantine Empire ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170502#P27))
- **Occupation:** Catholic priest; writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170502#P106))
- **Positions held:** Pope (30 October 625 – 12 October 638) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170502#P39))

## About

Born in Campania, Honorius actively supported the Christianisation of the Anglo-Saxons, notably by sending Saint Birinus to convert the West Saxons and bestowing the pallium on the archbishops of York and Canterbury, and worked to persuade the Irish and British churches to adopt the Roman Easter computus. He is most noted for his correspondence concerning Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople, in which he engaged with the Monoenergism controversy and the associated Monothelite doctrines.

Honorius was posthumously anathematized by the Third Council of Constantinople (681) for following the Monothelites and confirming their doctrines. This condemnation was confirmed by Pope Leo II, who charged him with failing to extinguish the heresy. The anathema against Honorius I became a primary argument cited by opponents of the definition of papal infallibility during the First Vatican Council (1870).

## Questions

**When was Pope Honorius I born?**  
Pope Honorius I was born on 585 in Campania.

**What positions has Pope Honorius I held?**  
Positions held by Pope Honorius I include: Pope (0625–0638).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Pope Honorius I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Honorius_I) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q170502](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170502) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Pope Honorius I - Apse mosaic - Sant'Agnese fuori le mura - Rome 2016.jpg by José Luiz (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pope_Honorius_I_-_Apse_mosaic_-_Sant%27Agnese_fuori_le_mura_-_Rome_2016.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Pope Honorius I". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pope-honorius-i. Retrieved 5 November 2026.