Pope Leo III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pope Saint Leo III (died June 12, 816) was Pope from 795 to his death in 816. Protected by Charlemagne from his enemies in Rome, he subsequently strengthened Charlemagne's position by crowning him as...
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Leo III the Isaurian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leo III the Isaurian or the Syrian (Greek: Λέων Γ΄, Leōn III ), (c. 685–June 18, 741) was Byzantine emperor from 717 until his death in 741. He put an end to a period of instability, successfu...
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Leo III was buried in St. Peter's (12 June, 816), where his relics are to be found along with those of Sts. Leo I, Leo II, and Leo IV. ... He was canonized in 1673. The silver denarii of Leo III still extant bear the name of the Frankish emperor upon them as well as that of Leo, showing thereby the emperor as the protector...
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Leo III (717-741) ... Leo III, founder of the so-called "Isaurian" dynasty, was not of Asia Minor provenance as the faulty epithet "the Isaurian" suggests, but was born in Germanicia, North Syria, circa 685. His original name may have been, as Gero suggests, Konon.
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www.roman-emperors.org/leoiii.htm
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Pope Leo III ... Leo III is remembered as Charlemagne's pope. The cardinal priest of Santa Susanna, Leo was unanimously elected to the papal see in 795. Four years later, a mob led by relatives of his predecessor, Pope Adrian I, tried to blind Leo and cut out his tongue;
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www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/glossary/leoiii.html
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Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Emperor and established the precedent that only the pope could confer the imperial crown. ... Pope Leo III died in 816 and was made a saint in 1673. He is sometimes referred to as "Charlemagne's Pope."
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An account of his pontificate. ... Leo used his money as a just steward, to help the poor and to beautify churches. This busy Pope worked to build or restore 160 churches. Under Hadrian and Leo III the decay of Rome was checked. ... St. Leo III died in June 816. His feast is kept on June 12...
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