About Agapetus
Lived 550 – 600. Agapetus was a Byzantine deacon and writer.
Agapetus was a deacon of the church of Hagia Sophia at Constantinople (about 500). He was a reputed tutor of Justinian, and author of a series of exhortations in seventy-two short chapters addressed around 527 to Justinian (Patrologia Graecae, LXXXVI, 1153–86).
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Who was Agapetus?
deacon in Constantinople
When was Agapetus born?
Agapetus was born in 550 in Constantinople.
When did Agapetus die?
Agapetus died in 600.
What was Agapetus's occupation?
Agapetus was a deacon and writer.
What nationality was Agapetus?
Agapetus was Byzantine.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Agapetus. https://biography.guide/agapetus/
MLA: "Agapetus." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/agapetus/.
Chicago: "Agapetus." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/agapetus/.
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