Leo III
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Saint, a.d. c750–816, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 795–816.
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(“the Isaurian” ), a.d. c680–741, Eastern Roman emperor 717–741.
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called the Isaurian. ?675–741 ad , Byzantine emperor (717–41): he checked Arab expansionism and began the policy of iconoclasm, which divided the empire for the next century
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Saint. ?750–816 ad , pope (795–816). He crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (800). Feast day: June 12
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His imperial coronation by Pope Leo III in 800 turned Charlemagne’s life from a story into folklore.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2019
But the church has been making concessions to secular powers since before Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne in the year 800.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2018
He was king of the Franks, king of Italy, and in 800, Pope Leo III crowned him emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2014
“Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne ‘Holy Roman Emperor’ in the Basilica of St. Peter,” she writes.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2014
The emperor Leo III actually did the Albanian Church a great favour by detaching it from under the authority of the Roman Pope and placing it under the more humane patriarch of Constantinople.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel
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