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Pope Gregory II

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Gregory II
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Papacy began19 May 715
Papacy ended11 February 731
PredecessorPope Constantine
SuccessorPope Gregory III
Personal details
Born669
Rome
Died11 February 731
Rome
Other popes named Gregory

Pope Gregory II (Latin: Gregorius Segundus; 669 – 11 February 731) was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 89th Pope from 19 May 715 to his death on 11 February 731.[1]

Early life[change]

Gregory was born in Rome.[2] He was born in 669.[3]

Pope[change]

Gregory was elected pope in 731.[4]

Related pages[change]

References[change]

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  1. "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2013-3-18.
  2. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1838). "Gregory II," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 11, p. 444.
  3. "Pope St. Gregory II" at Catholic.org; retrieved 2013-3-19.
  4. "Pope St. Gregory II," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2013-3-12.

Other websites[change]

File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons

  • File:Wikisource-logo.svg "Pope St. Gregory II" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
  • "Gregory II", Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
  • Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence
Preceded by
Constantine
Pope
715-731
Succeeded by
Zachary