John I Lemigius

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John I Lemigius or Joannes Lemigius Thrax (died 615) was Exarch of Ravenna (611-615).

John was made Exarch of Ravenna in 611, to replace Smaragdus. He seems to have avoided war with the Lombards throughout his reign. In 615 he was killed with a number of officials. The Liber Pontificalis mentions that one of the first acts of his successor, Eleutherius, was to kill the persons accused of playing a role in the Exarch John's death.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Raymond Davis (translator), The Book of Pontiffs (Liber Pontificalis), first edition (Liverpool: University of Liverpool Press, 1989), p. 63.
Preceded by
Smaragdus		 Exarch of Ravenna
611–615		 Succeeded by
Eleutherius


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