Pope Gregory II

89th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church (from 715 to 731)

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]

Gregory II
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

Early life change

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

Pope change

Gregory was elected pope in 731.[4]

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References change

 
Emblem of the popes
  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

  Media related to Gregorius II at Wikimedia Commons

  •   "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