Agapetus I was the Bishop of Rome from 535 until his death in 536. Born in Rome to a priest named Gordianus, he served as an archdeacon before his elevation to the papacy. During his brief ten-month reign, he engaged in significant diplomatic and religious activities, including an embassy to Constantinople to negotiate with Emperor Justinian I. He is recognized as a confessor of the faith and is venerated in the Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican traditions.