  pope adeodatus i (died 8 november 618), also called deodatus i or deusdedit,in latin, the name "deodatus" means given by god, while "deusdedit" means god has given; both are now considered variants of the same name) was pope from 13 november 615 to his death in 618. he was born in rome, the son of a subdeacon. he served as a priest for 40 years before his election and was the first priest to be elected pope since john ii in 533. adeodatus represents the second wave of anti-gregorian challenge to the papacy, the first being that of sabinian. he reversed the practice of his predecessor boniface iv of filling the papal administrative ranks with monks by recalling the clergy to such positions and by ordaining some 14 priests, the first ordinations in rome since pope gregory.jeffrey richards, the popes and the papacy in the early middle ages (london: routledge and kegan paul, 1979), p. 262 in august 618, an earthquake struck rome, followed by an outbreak of a scab disease, during which adeodatus died. there was a vacancy of one year, one month, and 16 days before his successor was consecrated.richards, popes and the papacy, p. 263 according to tradition, he was the first pope to use lead seals (bullae) on papal documents, which in time came to be called "papal bulls". one bulla dating from his reign is still preserved, the obverse of which represents the good shepherd in the midst of his sheep, with the letters alpha and omega underneath, while the reverse bears the inscription: deusdedit papÃ¦. his feast occurs 8 november. ==see also==  *list of popes *list of catholic saints ==references==  ==external links==  *           {{authority control|gnd=1009
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