Note 278 — PHOTIUS BIBLIOTHECA OR MYRIOBIBLON[6] (continued 2)
John Henry Freese translation
582-595. Of humble origin, he was distinguished for his piety and asceticism, but was a man of cruel disposition. His assumption of the title of “ecumenical patriarch” led to trouble with Pelagius II and Gregory I, bishops of Rome. Four extant works are attributed to him.