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Pope Gregory II
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Pope Gregory II (669 – 11 February 731) was the bishop of Rome from 19 May 715 to his death on 11 February 731. His defiance of Emperor Leo III the Isaurian as a result of the iconoclastic controversy in the Eastern Empire prepared the way for a long series of revolts, schisms, and civil wars that eventually led to the establishment of the temporal power of the popes.
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All the lands of the West have their eyes directed toward our humility; by them we are considered as a God upon earth.
History of the Popes; Their Church and State
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Gregory II
Gregorius II
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