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Pope Stephen II (Latin: Stephanus II; 714 – 26 April 757) was born a Roman aristocrat and member of the Orsini family. Stephen was the bishop of Rome from 26 March 752 to his death. Stephen II marks the historical delineation between the Byzantine Papacy and the Frankish Papacy .
In 745, Stephen was made a cardinal-priest by Pope Zachary. His titular church was San Crisogono. Zachary died in mid-March 752. On 23 March, Stephen was selected to become the new pope. He died of a stroke only days later, before being consecrated as bishop of Rome. [1] [2]
A collection of popes have had violent deaths through the centuries. The circumstances have ranged from martyrdom (Pope Stephen I) to war (Lucius II), to an alleged beating by a jealous husband (Pope John XII). A number of other popes have died under circumstances that some believe to be murder, but for which definitive evidence has not been found. Martyr popes This list is incomplete ; you ...
2 March 1459 Utrecht, Bishopric of Utrecht, Holy Roman Empire (now Netherlands) 62 / 64 Motto: Patere et sustine ("Respect and wait") [29] Born as a subject of the Bishopric of Utrecht. The only Dutch pope; last non-Italian to be elected pope until John Paul II in 1978. Tutor of Emperor Charles V. Came to the papacy in the midst of one of its ...
Pope Stephen IX (Latin: Stephanus, christened Frederick; c. 1020 [1] – 29 March 1058) was the Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 3 August 1057 to his death on 29 March 1058. He was a member of the Ardenne-Verdun family , who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine , and started his ecclesiastical career as a canon in Liège .
Pope Stephen I (Greek: Στέφανος Α΄ Latin: Stephanus I) was the Bishop of Rome from 12 May 254 to his death on 2 August 257. [1] He was later canonized as a saint and some accounts say he was killed while celebrating Mass .
Pope Stephen VI (Latin: Stephanus VI; died August 897) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 22 May 896 to his death. He is best known for instigating the Cadaver Synod , which ultimately led to his downfall and death.
Pope Stephen I (died 257), Bishop of Rome from 254 to 257 Pope-elect Stephen (died 752), elected pope but died before his consecration; called Stephen II in sources prior to the 1960s; Pope Stephen II (III) (died 757), pope from 752 to 757; Pope Stephen III (IV) (720–772), pope from 768 to 772; Pope Stephen IV (V) (died 817), pope from 816 to 817