Day 16; Sisinnius
Sisinnius served during that period where the Byzantine empire exercised control over who could serve in the post. He was one of the many popes of the period who originally came from the east (Syria in this case). Not much is known about his pre-papal life, though there's an assumption that he came from a relatively poor background based on the low amount of donations made to him at at his coronation.
Sisinnius was elected in October 707 but didn't take office until January 708, due to the wait for approval by the emperor. This delay didn't help Sisinnus at all, as he was described as being old and suffering from gout. The gout got worse after he took office, to the point that he couldn't feed himself using his hands. He did consecrate a bishop or two, and announced plans to reinforce the Roman city walls, but he died before much of what he planned could be done, lasting only 20 days in office.
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