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Leo II

noun

  1. Saint, died a.d. 683, Sicilian ecclesiastic: pope 682–683.


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Leo II, pope, died; an able and resolute pontiff; established the kiss of peace at the mass, and the use of holy water.

For twelve months the papacy is vacant after the death of Leo II.

Leo II, in royal costume, is on one side; the lion of Armenia on the other.

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