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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.
Apr 22, 2024 · Last Updated: Apr 22, 2024 • Article History. Died: April 26, 757, Rome. Title / Office: pope (752-757) Stephen II (or III) (born, Rome—died April 26, 757, Rome) was the pope from 752 to 757. He severed ties with the Byzantine Empire and thus became the first temporal sovereign of the newly founded Papal States.
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Apr 9, 2024 · Stephen (II) (born, Rome—died March 25, 752, Rome) was an unconsecrated pope from March 23 to March 25, 752. He was a priest when he was elected on March 23, 752, to succeed Pope St. Zacharias, but he died of apoplexy two days later without having been consecrated.
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Mar 26, 2024 · Interesting Facts About Pope Stephen II. Stephen II was a Roman aristocrat and deacon when the church in Rome chose him to succeed Pope Zachary on March 26, 752 A.D. (after a Pope-elect Stephen died without being confirmed in the office of the papacy). Pope Stephen II was the first pontiff to cross the Alps Mountains to reach Gaul (modern day ...
STEPHEN II, POPE. Pontificate: March 752, reigned for four days. Stephen, a Roman priest elected to succeed Pope zachary, who died as the Lombard peril neared its crisis in Italy, was installed at the Lateran but died before his episcopal consecration.
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 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.
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