Pope Gregory III

Pope Saint

Gregory III
Pope Saint; Gregory III
Bishop of Rome
	Effigy of Gregory III in an 8th-century medal
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	11 February 731
Papacy ended	28 November 741
Predecessor	Gregory II
Successor	Zachary
Orders
Created cardinal	726; by Gregory II
Personal details
Born	Bilad al-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate
Died	28 November 741; Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna
Previous post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon (726-31)
Sainthood
Feast day	10 December
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church
	Other popes named Gregory

Pope Gregory III (Latin: Gregorius III; died 28 November 741) was the bishop of Rome from 11 February 731 to his death. His pontificate, like that of his predecessor, was disturbed by Byzantine iconoclasm and the advance of the Lombards, in which he invoked the intervention of Charles Martel, although ultimately in vain. He was the last Pope to seek the consent of the Byzantine exarch of Ravenna for his election, and of Syrian origin, the last non-European pope until the election of Pope Francis more than 1,271 years later in 2013.^[2]

^ Houghton Mifflin Company (2003). The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Biography. Houghton Mifflin. p. 642. ISBN 9780618252107.
^ "Brusher S.J., Joseph. "St. Gregory III", Popes Through the Ages".

[1] Houghton Mifflin Company (2003). The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Biography. Houghton Mifflin. p. 642. ISBN 9780618252107.

[2] "Brusher S.J., Joseph. "St. Gregory III", Popes Through the Ages".

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