Pope Gregory II

Pope Saint

Gregory II
Pope Saint; Gregory II
Bishop of Rome
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	19 May 715
Papacy ended	11 February 731
Predecessor	Constantine
Successor	Gregory III
Personal details
Born	Gregorius Sabellus; 669; Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
Died	11 February 731 (aged c. 62); Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
Sainthood
Feast day	11 February
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Attributes	Papal vestments; Pallium;
	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.

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

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

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