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Pope Stephen II (born 715)

Historical image related to Pope Stephen II (born 715) from April 26, 757

AD 757

Calendar year

Year 757 (DCCLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 757 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
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Pope Stephen II

Head of the Catholic Church from 752 to 757

Pope Stephen II was born a Roman aristocrat and member of the Orsini family. Stephen was the bishop of Rome from 26 March 752 to his death on 26 April 757. Stephen II marks the historical delineation between the Byzantine Papacy and the Frankish Papacy. During Stephen's…
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