John I Lemigius or Joannes Lemigius Thrax (died 615) was Exarch of Ravenna (611-615).
John was made Exarch of Ravenna in 611, to replace Smaragdus. He seems to have avoided war with the Lombards throughout his reign. In 615 he was killed with a number of officials. The Liber Pontificalis mentions that one of the first acts of his successor, Eleutherius, was to kill the persons accused of playing a role in the Exarch John's death.[1]
References
- ^ Raymond Davis (translator), The Book of Pontiffs (Liber Pontificalis), first edition (Liverpool: University of Liverpool Press, 1989), p. 63.
| Preceded by Smaragdus |
Exarch of Ravenna 611–615 |
Succeeded by Eleutherius |
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