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Leo III

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Leo III, Saint Died 816.
Pope (795-816) who crowned Charlemagne emperor (800).
Leo III
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1. (Biographies / Leo III (?675-741) M, Byzantine, POLITICS: hereditary ruler, MISC: iconoclast) called the Isaurian. ?675-741 ad, Byzantine emperor (717-41): he checked Arab expansionism and began the policy of iconoclasm, which divided the empire for the next century
2. (Biographies / Leo III, Saint (?750-816) M, Italian, RELIGION: pope, RELIGION: saint) Saint. ?750-816 ad, pope (795-816). He crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (800). Feast day: June 12
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Noun1.Leo IIILeo III - Italian pope from 795 to 816 who in 800 crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (750-816)


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In historical terms, the controversy lasted 726-843, launched by emperors Leo III and son Constantine V, countered by John of Damascus' eloquent defence of iconodulia and the 731 Roman synods of Pope Gregory III, halted by the Second Nicene Council (787) and the empress Irene (797), renewed by Leo V and Theophilus, at whose death Iconoclasm was finally quashed.
Later heresies by Baldwin, Barry / Catholic Insight
Pius X, now officially sainted, was elected in 1903 at age 68 after the quarter-century reign of Leo III and served just 11 years.
A 10-year rule? by Gilmour, Peter / U.S. Catholic
What did Pope Leo III gain by crowning Charlemagne emperor of the Romans?
Charlemagne by Miller, Amy / Junior Scholastic
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