Pope Zachary
Head of the Catholic Church from 741 to 752 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Pope Zacharias" redirects here. For the Coptic Orthodox pope, see Pope Zacharias of Alexandria.
Pope Zachary (Latin: Zacharias; 679 – March 752) was the bishop of Rome from 28 November 741[1] to his death. He was the last pope of the Byzantine Papacy. Zachary built the original church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, forbade the traffic of slaves in Rome, negotiated peace with the Lombards, and sanctioned Pepin the Short's usurpation of the Frankish throne from Childeric III. Zachary is regarded as a capable administrator and a skillful and subtle diplomat in a dangerous time.
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Zachary | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Church | Church of Rome |
Papacy began | 3 December or 5 December 741 |
Papacy ended | March 752 |
Predecessor | Gregory III |
Successor | Stephen II |
Orders | |
Consecration | 4 or 6 December 741 |
Created cardinal | 12 April 732 by Gregory III |
Personal details | |
Born | 679 |
Died | 15 March 752(752-03-15) (aged 72–73) Rome, Kingdom of the Lombards |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 15 March |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
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