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Pope Stephen II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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APA citation. Mann, H. (1912). Pope Stephen (II) III. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. MLA citation. Mann, Horace. "Pope Stephen (II) III." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 27 Sept.
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Stephen II (sometimes called Stephen III), Roman Catholic Pope from March 752 to April 757, was in deacon's orders when chosen to the vacant see within twelve days after the death of Zacharias. New! NNDB MAPPER Create a map starting with Pope Stephen II...
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Stephen was a priest of Rome elected pope in March of 752 to succeed St. Zachary; he died of apoplexy three days later, before being ordained a bishop. He was a cardinal presbyter, with the titulus of San Crisogono (the same titulus of cardinal Frederick of Duckes of Lorrain, later Pope Stephen IX)
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APA citation. Mann, H. (1912). Pope Stephen II. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. MLA citation. Mann, Horace. "Pope Stephen II." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 9 Oct. 2008 <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14288b.htm>.
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Glossary of Religion and Philosophy - Short Biography of Pope Stephen II Name: Pope Stephen II Preceded by: Pope Zacharias (741-752) Succeeded by: Pope Stephen II (752-757)
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Pope Stephen III, (720 – January 24, 772), pope August 1 or August 7, 768 – January 24, 772, was a native of Sicily. He came to Rome during the pontificate of Gregory III and gradually rose to high office in the service of successive popes. After the deposition of Antipopes Constantine II...
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Glossary of Religion and Philosophy - Short Biography of Pope Stephen II Name: Pope Stephen II Preceded by: St. Zachary (741 - 752) Succeeded by: Stephen III (II) (752 - 757) Roman Catholic Pope #92...
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On the death of Zachary, a certain priest Stephen was unanimously elected to succeed him (about 23 March, 752); Ed. Duchesne, Liber Pontificalis, I (Paris, 1886), 440, MANN, Lives of the Popes, I, pt. ii (London, 1902), 290 sq.
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The Liber Pontificalis is a rich source of information about liturgical practices in Rome. The following excerpt concerning the life of Pope Stephen II (752-757) tells us something about the celebration of the Night Office during his pontificate.
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