Salonius of Embrun and Sagittarius of Gap were two bishops who had been condemned at the Council of Lyon (). They were detained in Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon (near Chalon, eastern Gaul). They succeeded, however, in persuading Guntram, King of Burgundy, that they had been condemned unjustly, and appealed to the pope. Influenced by the king's letters,

Pope John III Pope John III (; died 13 July 574), born Catelinus, was the bishop of Rome from 17 July 561 to his death on 13 July 574. Family Catelinus was born in Rome to a distinguished family. His father, Anastasius, was a ''vir illustris'', a high-ranki ...

decided that they must be restored to their sees.Profile
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