Theodore II (exarch)
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Theodore II ( la, Theodorus; grc-gre, Θεόδωρος, Theódōros) was Exarchate of Ravenna, Exarch of Ravenna from 677 to 687. Theodore succeeded Gregory (Exarch), Gregory in 677. He is recorded as confirming the election of Pope Conon, Conon as Pope on 21 October 686. A pious man, Theodore patronized the Archbishop of Ravenna during his tenure. The historian Andreas Agnellus describes his gifts to the churches of St. Theodore the Deacon and Church of St. Mary of Blachernae (Istanbul), St. Mary of Blachernae and records that the Exarch was buried with his wife in the second monastery.Deborah Mauskopf Deliyannis ''The Book of Pontiffs of the Church of Ravenna'' (Washington: Catholic University of America Press, 2004), p. 238 He was, in turn, followed by John II Platyn in 687.


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7th-century exarchs of Ravenna 687 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Byzantine-bio-stub