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Stephen (2)
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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.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Stephen (2)'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/stephen-2.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Stephen (2)'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/stephen-2.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.