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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 III - Italian pope from 795 to 816 who in 800 crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (750-816)Leo III - Italian pope from 795 to 816 who in 800 crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (750-816)


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Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Emperor--and official guardian of the Catholic Church.
The crowning of Charlemagne as emperor by Pope Leo III in 800 fostered the belief that the pope embodied ultimate authority to which secular leaders were subordinate.
 
 
 
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