Pope Gregory III

Pope Gregory III (; died 28 November 741) was a Syrian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 90th Pope from 11 February 731 to 28 November 741. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2013-3-12.

Early life
Gregory was born in Syria, but the date of his birth is not known."Pope Gregory III," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2013-3-12.

 Pope 
Gregory was elected pope in 731.  During his reign, the issue of iconoclasm or image worship was an important controversy.Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1838).  "Gregory III," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 11, p. 444.

After the reign of Gregory III, there were no other non-European popes until Pope Francis in 2013.Goodstein, Laurie.  "Pope Electors Are Sizing Up a Field of Peers," New York Times. February 16, 2013; Cockerton, Paul.  "It's Pope Francis I: First non-European elected to lead Catholic Church for 1,000 years," The Mirror (UK). 13 March 2013; retrieved 2012-3-14.

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Related pages 
 List of popes

References

Other websites


   "Gregory III", Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
  Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence

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