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Leo III, Saint. Died 816.
Pope (795-816) who crowned Charlemagne emperor (800).
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Leo III, Saint — ▪ pope born , Rome died June 12, 816, ; canonized 1673; feast day June 12 pope from 795 to 816. Leo was a cardinal when elected to succeed Pope Adrian I on Dec. 26, 795; he was consecrated the next day. Unlike Adrian, who had tried to… … Universalium
Leo III, Pope Saint — • Biography of this pope, who died in 816 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Leo III — 1. Saint, A.D. c750 816, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 795 816. 2. ( the Isaurian ), A.D. c680 741, Eastern Roman emperor 717 741. * * * known as Leo the Isaurian born с 675, Germanicia, Commagene, Syria died June 18, 742, Constantinople Byzantine… … Universalium
Leo III — 1) (c. 680–741) Emperor. Leo III was elected Byzantine Emperor in 717. He is remembered for defeating the Arabs and for initiating the Iconoclastic Controversy. He believed that the use of icons hindered the conversion of Jews and… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Leo IX, Saint — orig. Bruno, count von Egisheim und Dagsburg born 1002, Egisheim, Alsace, Upper Lorraine died April 19, 1054, Rome; feast day April 19 Pope (1049–54). He was consecrated bishop of Toul in 1027. He was named pope by Emperor Henry III but insisted… … Universalium
Leo I, Saint — known as Leo the Great born 4th century, Tuscany? died Nov. 10, 461, Rome; Western feast day November 10, Eastern feast day February 18 Pope (440–461). He was a champion of orthodoxy and a Doctor of the Church. When the monk Eutyches of… … Universalium
Gregory III, Saint — ▪ pope born , Syria died November 741; feast day November 28 pope from 731 to 741. A priest when elected pope by acclamation, he was the last pope to seek approval of his election from the imperial exarch in Ravenna. His pontificate… … Universalium
Leo III — /ˈlioʊ/ (say leeoh) noun Saint, c. 750–816, Italian ecclesiastic; pope 795–816 …
Pope Leo III — Infobox Pope English name=Leo III birth name=Unknown term start=December 27, 795 term end=June 12, 816 predecessor=Adrian I successor=Stephen IV birth date=Date of birth unknown birthplace=Rome, Italy dead=dead|death date=death date|816|6|12|mf=y … Wikipedia
Leo — I Le•o [[t]ˈli oʊ[/t]] n. genit. Le•o•nis [[t]liˈoʊ nɪs[/t]] 1) astron. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus 2) astrol. a) the fifth sign of the zodiac b) a person born under this sign,… … From formal English to slang
