Another No-Nonsense Pope of Rome
December 29, 2024
Pope Gregory III passed away on this day in 741.
On the map: Byzantine territories in the Italian peninsula (VIII c.) are in orange and Lombard ones are in blue
Pope Gregory had all the traits of an independent leader of the city of Rome. Maneuvering between the Byzantines and Lombards (Germanic people), he did all he could to defend Christian Orthodoxy.
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