Stephen II
pope
b. c. 714 · d. 26 Apr 757
92nd Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 30 Mar 752–26 Apr 757
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 92 · 30 Mar 752 – 26 Apr 757
Pope Stephen II was the bishop of Rome from 752 until his death in 757. Stephen II marks the historical delineation between the Byzantine Papacy and the Frankish Papacy. During Stephen's pontificate, Rome was facing invasion by the Lombards when Stephen II went to Paris to seek assistance from Pepin the Short. Pepin defeated the Lombards and made a gift of land to the pope, eventually leading to the establishment of the Papal States.
Related people
- Zachary succeeded · inferred
- Pope-elect Stephen succeeded · traditional
- Paul I sibling of · traditional
- Paul I preceded · traditional
Events
Places
- Rome ministry
- St. Peter's Basilica burial
- Papal States ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Le Liber pontificalis: texte, introduction et commentaire 1 claim — Donation of Pepin