Pope Stephen IV

In sources prior to the 1960s, this pope is called Stephen V and Pope Stephen III is called Stephen IV; see Pope-elect Stephen for a detailed explanation.

Pope

Stephen IV
Bishop of Rome
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began22 June 816
Papacy ended24 January 817
PredecessorLeo III
SuccessorPaschal I
Personal details
Born
Stephanus

Rome, Papal States
Died24 January 817
Rome, Papal States
Other popes named Stephen

Pope Stephen IV (Latin: Stephanus IV; died January 817) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from June 816 to his death.[1] Stephen belonged to a noble Roman family. In October 816, he crowned Louis the Pious as emperor at Reims, and persuaded him to release some Roman political prisoners he held in custody. He returned to Rome, by way of Ravenna, sometime in November and died the following January.

  1. ^ Mann, Horace. "Pope Stephen (IV) V." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 19 September 2017