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683- He was chosen to be a pope and was not ordained until 684, because the leave of the Emperor Constantine IV Pogonatus was not obtained until some months after the election.
- He was educated and lived in Rome and was cardinal priest of S. Callisto at the time of his election.
- He was elected upon the refusal of Hadrian, the initial choice of clergy and people.
- Benedict intervened in the conflict between the sons of Lothair I on the latter's death. He was active in other cases and adopted a firm position towards Constantinople.
- He obtained from the Emperor a decree which either abolished imperial confirmations altogether or made them obtainable from the exarch in Ravenna.
684-685 - Benedict II became pope.
685 - Died on the 8th of May and was buried at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome.
- He was educated and lived in Rome and was cardinal priest of S. Callisto at the time of his election.
- He was elected upon the refusal of Hadrian, the initial choice of clergy and people.
- Benedict intervened in the conflict between the sons of Lothair I on the latter's death. He was active in other cases and adopted a firm position towards Constantinople.
- He obtained from the Emperor a decree which either abolished imperial confirmations altogether or made them obtainable from the exarch in Ravenna.
684-685 - Benedict II became pope.
685 - Died on the 8th of May and was buried at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome.
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