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STEPHEN II

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Originally appearing in Volume V25, Page 882 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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STEPHEN II ., See also:pope from See also:March 752 to See also:April 757, was in See also:deacon's orders when chosen to the vacant see within twelve days after the See also:death of See also:Zacharias." The See also:main difficulty of his pontificate was in connexion with the aggressive attitude of Aistulf, See also:king of the See also:Lombards. After unsuccessful embassies to Aistulf himself and appeals to the See also:emperor See also:Constantine, he, though in feeble See also:health, set out to seek the aid of See also:Pippin, by whom he was received in the neighbourhood of Vitry le Brule in the beginning of 754. He spent the See also:winter at St See also:Denis. The result of his negotiations was the Frankish invasion of Aistulf's territory and the famous " donation " of Pippin. The death of Stephen took See also:place not See also:long after that of Aistulf. He was succeeded by See also:Paul I. 1 A See also:priest named Stephen, elected before him, died three days after, without having received the episcopal See also:consecration.

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