Gregory II

Honored
Rank
Status
Saint
Birth
669
Death
731
Honored as

Magisterium
Pontificate
Also known as

Pope Gregory II · Gregorius Sabellus · Pope St. Gregory II · Saint Gregory II · Gregorius II. Papa · Pope, Saint Gregory II · Gregorio II · San Gregorio II · Gregoire II · Saint Grégoire II · Saint Gregoire II · Sanctus Gregorius PP. II · Papa Gregorio II · Grégoire II · Gregorius II · papa Gregorio II

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Life

Pope Gregory II (Latin: Gregorius II; 669 – 11 February 731) 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.

May Gregory II intercede for us, and may we imitate today the holiness this Life has shown.

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