# Pope Stephen III

> He convened a council to strip nobles of their grip on papal elections — a bid to keep Rome's throne from becoming a prize fought over by rival families.

*Pope*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/pope-stephen-iii

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** Italy
- **Born:** 720
- **Died:** 0772-01-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Stephen was a Benedictine monk working in the Lateran Palace under Pope Zachary. In 768, amid a chaotic scramble by competing factions to name a successor to Pope Paul I, he was elected bishop of Rome with backing from Roman officials. The following year he summoned the Lateran Council of 769, which moved to curb the power of the nobility in choosing popes. The council also took a stand against iconoclasm. Stephen ruled the Papal States until his death on 24 January 772.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 58.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 24.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Religious Figures, #Religious Figure, #Religion, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Paus Stefanus III (IV)](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paus_Stefanus_III_(IV))
- [Stefan III (papież)](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_III_(papie%C5%BC))
- [Papa Estêvão III](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Est%C3%AAv%C3%A3o_III)
- [教宗斯德望三世](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%95%99%E5%AE%97%E6%96%AF%E5%BE%B7%E6%9C%9B%E4%B8%89%E4%B8%96)
- [ステファヌス3世 (ローマ教皇)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%8C%E3%82%B93%E4%B8%96_(%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E6%95%99%E7%9A%87))
- [Papa Stefano III](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Stefano_III)
- [Стефан III (IV)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD_III_(IV))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q320531)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Stephen_III)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Pope%20Stephen%20III)
- [Стефан IV](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD_IV)
- [Stefan III](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_III)
- [Papa Esteve III](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Esteve_III)
- [Gáu-huòng Stephanus 3-sié](https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A1u-hu%C3%B2ng_Stephanus_3-si%C3%A9)
- [Esteban III](https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteban_III)
- [Štěpán III. (papež)](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0t%C4%9Bp%C3%A1n_III._(pape%C5%BE))
- [Pave Stefan 3.](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pave_Stefan_3.)
- [Stephan III. (Papst)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_III._(Papst))
- [Stefan III (papa)](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_III_(papa))
- [Πάπας Στέφανος Γ΄](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%AC%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%A3%CF%84%CE%AD%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%93%CE%84)
- [Stefano la 3-a (papo)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefano_la_3-a_(papo))
- [Esteban III](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteban_III)
- [Stephanus III](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanus_III)
- [Eztebe III.a](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eztebe_III.a)
- [پاپ استفان سوم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%BE_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85)
- [Stefanus III](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefanus_III)
- [Étienne III (pape)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tienne_III_(pape))
- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Stefan_III)
- [Стэфан III (IV)](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD_III_(IV))
- [Стэфан III (папа рымскі)](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD_III_(%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96))

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