Stephen III (or IV) (Pope from August 768 to 772 who approbated the worship of icons for the Eastern Church and extended the rights of cardinal bishops for the Western Church)

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• Stephen III (or IV) — ▪ pope born 720?, Sicily died Jan. 24, 772, Rome       pope from August 768 to 772.       After the death in 767 of Pope St. Paul I, the papal throne was coveted by temporal rulers. Duke Toto of Nepi caused his brother Constantine (II), a layman …   Universalium