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Deusdedit or Adeodatus

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DEUSDEDIT or ADEODATUS, Pope and Saint (?--618), became pope on Oct. 19, 615, and died on Nov. 8, 618. The few decretals ascribed to him are unauthenticated and nothing is really known about him. He is said to have been the first pope to use leaden seals for pontifical documents.