Pope Stephen III, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001
Place of Birth: Sicily, Italy
Date of Death: 24-Jan-0772
Profession: Catholic priest, cleric
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Pope Stephen III
- Pope Stephen III (Latin: Stephanus III; died 1 February 772) was Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 7 August 768 to his death in 772. Stephen was a Benedictine monk who worked in the Lateran Palace during the tenure of Pope Zachary.
- In the midst of a tumultuous contest by rival factions to name a successor to Pope Paul I, Stephen was elected with the support of the Roman officials.
- He summoned the Lateran Council of 769, which sought to limit the influence of the nobles in papal elections.
- The Council also opposed iconoclasm.
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