Stephanos 81 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | M VIII |
Dates | 752 (taq) / 752 (ob.) |
Variant Names | Stephanus; pope Stephen II |
Religion | Christian |
Locations | Rome (officeplace); Rome (residence); Rome |
Occupation | Priest |
Titles | Archbishop, Rome (office); Bishop, Rome (office); Patriarch, Rome (office); Pope, Rome (office) |
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) |
Stephanos 81 was a priest at Rome, he was unanimously elected pope after the death of pope Zacharias 16 (in 752); he died suddenly three days later, before his consecration, apparently after a stroke which left him speechless ("
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