Pope Stephen II

Pope Stephen II
Bishop of Rome
Miniature of Stephen II
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	26 March 752
Papacy ended	26 April 757
Predecessor	Zachary
Successor	Paul I
Orders
Created cardinal	before 750 by Zachary
Personal details
Born	714 Rome, Byzantine Empire
Died	26 April 757 (aged 43) Rome, Papal States
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Pope Stephen II (Latin: Stephanus II; 714 – 26 April 757) was born a Roman aristocrat and member of the Orsini family. Stephen was the bishop of Rome from 26 March 752 to his death. 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.