Stephen (2)

The name of nine Popes;

ope from 253 to 257, signalised by his zeal against the heresies of his time;

ope from 752 to 757, in whose reign, under favour of Pepin le Bref, began the temporal power of the Popes;

ope from 768 to 772, sanctioned the worship of saints and images;

ope from 816 to 817;

ope from 885 to 891, distinguished for his charity;

ope from 896 to 897, strangled after a reign of 18 months;

ope from 829 to 831, entirely under the control of his mistresses;

ope from 939 to 942;

ope from 1057 to 1058, vigorously opposed the sale of benefices and the immorality of the clergy.