Gregory II
89th Pope of the Catholic Church (from 715 to 731)
b. 669 · d. 11 Feb 731
89th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 23 May 715–11 Feb 731
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 89 · 23 May 715 – 11 Feb 731
Pope Gregory II was the bishop of Rome from 19 May 715 to his death on 11 February 731. His defiance of Emperor Leo III the Isaurian as a result of the iconoclastic controversy in the Eastern Empire prepared the way for a long series of revolts, schisms, and civil wars that eventually led to the establishment of the temporal power of the popes.
Related people
- Constantine succeeded · traditional
- Saint Boniface consecrator of · traditional
- Gregory III preceded · traditional
Commemorated
Places
- Rome ministry
- St. Peter's Basilica burial
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.