Editing Pope Honorius I (section)

== Early life ==
Honorius was a rich aristocrat who came from [[Campania]]. His father was the consul Petronius. Nothing is known about Honorius I's career before he [[papal selection before 1059|became pope]] on 27 October 625. He was [[episcopal consecration|consecrated]] only two days after the death of his predecessor, [[Boniface V]]. The [[sede vacante|vacancy]] was short probably because of the presence in Rome of [[Isaac the Armenian]], who was empowered to [[Byzantine papacy|confirm the election]] as the imperial [[exarch in Italy]].<ref name="Attwater">{{cite book|first=Aubrey|last=Attwater|title=A Dictionary of Popes: From Peter to Pius XII|pages=67–68|year=1939}}</ref>