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Constantinus (d. April 9, 715) was Pope from 708
to 715. He was a Syria (Roman province)|Syrian by
birth and was consecrated pope on March 25, 708.
He was eager to assert the supremacy of the papal
see. 

From October 710 to October 711 he went to
Constantinople at the request of the Emperor,
Justinian II. The Emperor wished to resolve the
disagreements between the Eastern and Western
Churches which had arisen out of the Quinisext
Council of 692. The negotiations were conducted by
Gregory, the future Pope Gregory II. A degree of
compromise was reached. However, shortly after
Constantine's return to Rome, Justinian was killed
by mutinous troops, in November 711.

The new emperor, Philippicus Bardanes was an
adherent of monothelitism, rejected the
arrangements of the Sixth General Council, and
demanded Constantine's support of the view that
Christ had only one will. Constantine rejected
this, and the Emperor's name was excluded from
official documents. As the exarch (the Imperial
representative in Italy) attempted to enforce the
Imperial presence there were clashes, but
Constantine was able to calm the situation.

Philippus was overthrown in June 713, and his
successor, Anastasius II (emperor)|Anastasius II
communicated to the Pope his support for the Sixth
General Council.

Pope|
Predecessor=Pope Sisinnius|Sisinnius|
Successor=Pope Gregory II|Saint Gregory
II|Dates=708–715

1911