Sergius I was a 7th-century pope who served as the bishop of Rome from December 687 until his death in September 701. Born in Palermo to a Syrian family, he previously held the position of cardinal-priest at Santa Susanna. His papacy was marked by his refusal to accept the canons of the Quinisext Council and his resistance against the arrest attempts ordered by Emperor Justinian II. He is recognized as a saint within the Roman Catholic tradition.