Pape Leo III
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Pape Saunt Leo III | |
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Installed | 27 December 795 |
Term endit | 12 Juin 816 |
Predecessor | Adrian I |
Successor | Stephen IV |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Unkent |
Born | 750 Roum, Exarchate o Ravenna, Roman Empire |
Died | Place o daith unkent | 12 Juin 816
Saunthuid | |
Feast day | 12 Juin |
Ither papes named Leo |
Pape Leo III (Laitin: Leo PP. III, Italian: Leone III; 750 – 12 Juin 816) wis the heid o the Catholic Kirk frae 795 tae his daith in 816.[1] Protectit bi Charlemagne frae his enemies in Roum, he subsequently strengthened Charlemagne's poseetion bi crounin him Holy Roman Emperor.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
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"Pope St. Leo III". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.