Pope Vitalian
Pope Saint Vitalian was Pope of the Catholic Church from 30 July 657 until 27 January 672.
He was born in Segni, Lazio, the son of Anastasius.
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Satire or sense, alas, can Sporus feel,
Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?’
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