Pope Gregory II


Gregory II
Bishop of Rome
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began19 May 715
Papacy ended11 February 731
PredecessorConstantine
SuccessorGregory III
Personal details
Born
Gregorius Sabellus

669
Died(731-02-11)11 February 731 (aged c. 62)
Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
Sainthood
Feast day11 February
Venerated inCatholic Church
Attributes
Other popes named Gregory

Pope Gregory II (Latin: Gregorius II; 669 – 11 February 731) was the bishop of Rome from 19 May 715 to his death.[1] 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.

  1. ^ Mann, Horace. "Pope St. Gregory II." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 18 September 2017