In sources prior to the 1960s, this pope is called Stephen IV and Pope Stephen II is called Stephen III; see Pope-elect Stephen for a detailed explanation.
Pope
Stephen III
Bishop of Rome
Church
Catholic Church
Papacy began
7 August 768
Papacy ended
24 January 772
Predecessor
Paul I
Successor
Adrian I
Personal details
Born
Stephanus
720
Theme of Sicily, Byzantine Empire
Died
24 January 772 Rome, Papal States
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Pope Stephen III (or iv) (Latin: Stephanus III; 720 – 24 January 772)[1] 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. In the midst of a tumultuous contest by rival factions to name a successor to Pope Paul I, Stephen was elected with the support of the Roman officials. He summoned the Lateran Council of 769, which sought to limit the influence of the nobles in papal elections. The Council also opposed iconoclasm.
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