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Dec 16, 2023 · Explore the past through the eyes of this remarkable pope. Pope Stephen II (715-757), the 92nd Bishop of Rome, served as the pontiff from March 752 until his death in April 757. His pontificate, though brief, marked a pivotal juncture in medieval European history, chiefly through his instrumental role in forging the Frankish-Papal alliance.
STEPHEN II (III), POPE. Pontificate, March 26, 752 to April 26, 757. Stephen II was a descendant of Roman nobility who prior to his election to the papacy entered the clerical ranks and served in the papal administration. His social status and his service in papal governance marked the convergence of the interests in controlling the papal ...
Jul 1, 2019 · The Donation of Constantine was most likely written, and almost certainly used, to coerce Pepin the Short, King of the Franks (r. 751-768) into giving the lands he conquered from the Lombards to the Church under Pope Stephen II (served 752-757), was used again – this time with no effect – with Pepin's son Charlemagne (l. 742-814), and made appearances throughout the reigns of later ...
By William E. Welsh. An event of great significance in early medieval Europe occurred in 753, when newly ensconced Pope Stephen II decided to journey north to Metz to confer with Frankish King Pepin III (known as “The Short”). Although previous popes had traveled east, none had ever journeyed into what the Italians regarded as the ...
papacy. Donation of Pippin, traditional name of the oral or written promise made by the Carolingian king Pippin III to Pope Stephen II (or III) granting the pope rights over large territories in central Italy. The Donation was an important step in the development of the Papal States and helped to solidify the alliance between the papacy and the ...
Anointed a first time in 751 in Soissons, Pepin added to his power after Pope Stephen II traveled to Paris to anoint him a second time in a lavish ceremony at the Basilica of St Denis in 754, bestowing upon him the additional title of Patricius Romanorum (Patrician of the Romans). This was the first recorded crowning of a civil ruler by a Pope.
Apr 18, 2019 · Pope Stephen II. Pope-elect Stephen II was elected into office on March 24, 752, following the demise of Pope Zacharias who was in the office from 741 to 752. Before the death of Pope Zacharias, Pope-elect Stephen had the role of a cardinal-priest. The appointment as a cardinal-priest came with the titulus of San Crisogono (a titulus is a ...
