Anonymus 247 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | M VIII |
Dates | 753 (c.) / 753 (c.) |
Religion | Christian |
Locations | Rome |
Textual Sources | Liber Pontificalis, ed. L. Duchesne, Le liber pontificalis. Texte, introduction et commentaire, 2 vols. (Paris, 1886-92); re-issued with 3rd vol. by C. Vogel, (Paris, 1955-57) (chronicle) |
Anonymus 247 was a pilgrim at Rome, who took a secret message from pope Stephen III (II) (Stephanos 8) to the Frankish ruler Pippin (Pepin 1) asking for help against the Lombards who under Aistulf 1 were oppressing Italy: Lib. Pont. 94. 15 (
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