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Pope Stephen III (or iv) (Latin: Stephanus III; 720 – 24 January 772) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 7 August 768 to his death. Stephen was a Benedictine monk who worked in the Lateran Palace during the reign of Pope Zachary.
Pope Stephen III was the head of the Catholic Church and prince of the Papal States during the years of August 7, 768 A.D. through his death in early 772 A.D. A Benedictine monk, Stephen served in the pontificate of Pope Zachary within the Lateran Palace.
Stephen III (or IV) (born 720?, Sicily—died Jan. 24, 772, Rome) was the pope from August 768 to 772. After the death in 767 of Pope St. Paul I, the papal throne was coveted by temporal rulers. Duke Toto of Nepi caused his brother Constantine (II), a layman, to be elected pope.
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Pope Stephen III (or iv) (Latin: Stephanus III; 720 – 24 January 772) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 7 August 768 to his death. Stephen was a Benedictine monk who worked in the Lateran Palace during the reign of Pope Zachary.
Pope Stephen II (Latin: Stephanus II; 714 – 26 April 757) was born a Roman aristocrat and member of the Orsini family. Stephen was the bishop of Rome from 26 March 752 to his death. Stephen II marks the historical delineation between the Byzantine Papacy and the Frankish Papacy.
Stephen (II) III, POPE, unanimously elected in St. Mary Major’s, and consecrated on March 26 (or April 3), 752; d. April 26, 757. He had at once to face the Lombards who were resolved to bring all Italy under their sway.
