| Gregory II | |
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| Birth name | ??? |
| Papacy began | May 19, 715 |
| Papacy ended | February 11, 731 |
| Predecessor | Constantine |
| Successor | Gregory III |
| Born | ??? Rome, Italy |
| Died | February 11, 731 Rome, Italy. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events By Place Europe September 26 — Battle of Compiègne: Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald, becoming mayor Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events By Place Europe Bede completes his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. Constantinus (died April 9, 715) was Pope from 708 to 715 He was a Syriac by birth and was consecrated pope on March 25, 708 Gregory III (died November 29, 741) was Pope from 731 to 741 A Syrian by birth he succeeded Gregory II in March 731 Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events By Place Europe Bede completes his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Location of tomb has since been lost. |
| Other popes named Gregory | |
| Styles of Pope Gregory II | |
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| Reference style | His Holiness |
| Spoken style | Your Holiness |
| Religious style | Holy Father |
| Posthumous style | Saint |
Pope Gregory II served as pope from May 19, 715 to his death on February 11, 731, succeeding Pope Constantine. A style of office, or honorific, is a term which by Tradition or Law precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or Title, or to the A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events By Place Europe September 26 — Battle of Compiègne: Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald, becoming mayor Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events By Place Europe Bede completes his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. Constantinus (died April 9, 715) was Pope from 708 to 715 He was a Syriac by birth and was consecrated pope on March 25, 708 Having, it is said, bought off the Lombards for thirty pounds of gold, he used the tranquillity thus obtained for vigorous missionary efforts among the Germanic tribes, and for strengthening the papal authority in the churches of Britain and Ireland. The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world By excommunicating the Byzantine emperor Leo III the Isaurian, he prepared the way for a long series of revolts and civil wars, which tended greatly to the establishment of the temporal power of the popes. This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Leo III the Isaurian ' or the Syrian ' ( Greek: Λέων Γ΄ Leōn III) (c He died in 731, and subsequently attained the honour of canonization. The day that Gregory is remembered in the "Martyrology" seems to be any one of February 11th, February 13th, and February 28th. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
Gregory II was an alleged collateral ancestor to the Roman Savelli family, according to a 15th century chronicler, but this is undocumented and very likely unreliable. The Savelli ( de Sabellis in documents were a rich and influential Roman family who rose to prominence in the twelfth century and were extinct in the male line in The same was said of Benedict II, but nothing certain is known about a kinship between the two popes. Pope
References
"Pope St. Gregory II" in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia.
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Constantine | Pope 715–731 | Succeeded by Gregory III |
from the 9th edition (1880) of an unnamed encyclopedia
Constantinus (died April 9, 715) was Pope from 708 to 715 He was a Syriac by birth and was consecrated pope on March 25, 708 While the term " Pope " ( Latin: papa "father'" is used in several Churches to denote their high spiritual leaders ( e Gregory III (died November 29, 741) was Pope from 731 to 741 A Syrian by birth he succeeded Gregory II in March 731 Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap yearDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic