Editing Pope Adeodatus I (section)

==Pontificate==
Almost nothing is known about Adeodatus I's pontificate.<ref name="Attwater"/> It represents the second wave of opposition to [[Gregory the Great]]'s papal reforms, the first being the pontificate of [[Pope Sabinian|Sabinian]]. He reversed the practice of his predecessor, [[Boniface IV]], of filling the papal administrative ranks with monks by recalling the clergy to such positions and by ordaining some 14 priests, the first ordinations in Rome since Gregory's pontificate.<ref>Jeffrey Richards, ''The Popes and the Papacy in the Early Middle Ages'' (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1979), p. 262</ref><ref name="Attwater"/> According to tradition, Adeodatus was the first pope to use lead seals (''bullae'') on papal documents, which in time came to be called "[[papal bull]]s".<ref>[http://catholicsaints.info/new-catholic-dictionary-pope-saint-adeodatus-i/ “Pope Saint Adeodatus I”. ''New Catholic Dictionary''. CatholicSaints.Info. 27 July 2012]</ref> One ''bulla'' dating from his reign is still preserved, the obverse of which represents the Good Shepherd in the midst of His sheep, with the letters Alpha and Omega underneath, while the reverse bears the inscription: Deusdedit Papæ.<ref name="ce"/>

In August 618, an earthquake struck Rome, followed by an outbreak of [[scabies]]. Adeodatus died 8 November 618, and was eventually succeeded by [[Boniface V]].<ref name="Attwater"/> His [[feast day]] is 8 November.<ref name="ce">{{Cite CE1913|wstitle=Pope St. Deusdedit}}</ref> He is also a saint in the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] as one of the pre-[[East-West Schism|Schism]] "Orthodox Popes of Rome".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/ortpopes.htm|title=The Holy Orthodox Popes of Rome|last=Philips|first=Fr Andrew|website=orthodoxengland.org.uk|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>