What is Pope Adeodatus II?
{{Infobox Christian leader |type = Pope |honorific-prefix=Pope Saint |name=Adeodatus II |image=Pope Adeodatus II Illustration.jpg |image_size=220px |birth_name= |term_start=11 April 672 |term_end=17 June 676 |predecessor=[[Pope Vitalian|Vitalian]] |successor=[[Pope Donus|Donus]] |birth_date=??? |birth_place=[[Rome]], [[Byzantine Empire]] |death_date=17 June 676 |death_place=[[Rome]], [[Byzantine Empire]] |other= }} '''Pope Adeodatus II''' (??? − 17 June 676), also known as '''Deodatus II''', was [[pope]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] from 11 April 672 until he died in 676. Very little information is known about him but most surviving records say that he was known for being generous, especially when it came to the poor and to pilgrims. He was a [[Benedictine]]. He was already an elderly man when he was elected pope and did not really accomplish much during his four year reign as pope.<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas Shahan|title=The Catholic Encyclopedia: Vol. 1}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{S-start}} {{s-rel|ca}} {{S-bef|before=[[Pope Vitalian|Vitalian]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Pope]]|years=672–676}} {{s-aft|after=[[Pope Donus|Donus]]}} {{end}} {{Popes}} {{multistub|Christianity|bio}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Adeodatus II}} [[Category:600s deaths]] [[Category:Italian popes|Adeodatus II]] [[Category:People from Rome]] [[Category:Year of birth unknown]] [[Category:Benedictines]]