Editing List of popes (section)

==== 8th century ====
{{pope list begin|title=Popes of the 8th century}}
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| 85
| 30 October 701 –<br>11 January 705<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|701|10|30|705|01|11}})}}
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| '''[[Pope John VI|John VI]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Sextus}}
| Ioannes
| c. 655 [[Ephesus]], Eastern Roman Empire
| 46 / 50
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity. The only pope who came from [[Asia Minor]].
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{{pope list item
| 86
| 1 March 705 –<br>18 October 707<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|705|03|01|707|10|18}})}}
| [[File:Byzantinischer Mosaizist um 705 002.jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope John VII|John VII]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Septimus}}
| Ioannes
| c. 650 [[Rossano|Rossanum]], [[Calabria]], Eastern Roman Empire
| 55 / 57
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity. Second pope to bear the same name as his immediate predecessor.
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{{pope list item
| 87
| 15 January 708 –<br>4 February 708<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|708|01|15|708|02|04}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Sisinnius|Sisinnius]]'''<br>{{small|'''SISINNIVS'''}}
| Sisinnius
| [[Bilad al-Sham|Syria]], [[Rashidun Caliphate]]
| 
| Subject of the [[Rashidun Caliphate]]. Was of Syrian ethnicity.
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{{pope list item
| 88
| 25 March 708 –<br>9 April 715<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|708|03|25|715|04|09}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Constantine|Constantine]]'''<br>{{small|'''CONSTANTINVS'''}}
| Constantinus
| c. 664 [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]], [[Jund al-Urdunn]], Syria, [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
| 44 / 51
| Subject of the [[Umayyad Caliphate]]. Was of Syrian ethnicity. Last pope to visit [[Greece]] while in office until [[Pope John Paul II|John Paul II]] in 2001.
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{{pope list item
| 89
| 19 May 715 –<br>11 February 731<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|715|05|19|731|02|11}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Gregory II|Gregory II]]'''<br>{{small|'''GREGORIVS''' Secundus}}
| Gregorius
| c. 669 Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| 46 / 62
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Feast day 11 February. Held the [[Synod of Rome (721)|Synod of Rome]] (721).
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{{pope list item
| 90
| 18 March 731 –<br>28 November 741<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|731|03|18|741|11|28}})}}
| [[File:178-7866 IMG - Gregorius III AV.png|178-7866 IMG – Gregorius III AV|80px]]
| '''St [[Pope Gregory III|Gregory III]]'''<br>{{small|'''GREGORIVS''' Tertius}}
| Gregorius
| Syria, Umayyad Caliphate
| 
| Subject of the [[Umayyad Caliphate]]; last pope from [[Syria]]. Third pope to come from a [[Muslim]] country. Last pope to have been born outside [[Europe]] until the election of [[Pope Francis|Francis]] in 2013. Third pope to bear the same name as his immediate predecessor.
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{{pope list item
| 91
| 3 December 741 –<br>22 March 752<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|741|12|03|752|03|22}})}}
| [[File:Età di papa Zaccaria, cappella del primicerius Teodoro, Madonna in trono con Theodoto e la moglie, 741-752 (09).jpg|80px]]
| '''St [[Pope Zachary|Zachary]]'''<br>{{small|'''ZACHARIAS'''}}
| Zacharias
| c. 679 [[Santa Severina|Sancta Severina]], Calabria, Eastern Roman Empire
| 62 / 73
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity. Feast day 15 March. Built the church of [[Santa Maria sopra Minerva]].
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| 23 March 752 –<br>26 March 752<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|752|03|23|752|03|26}})}}<br>{{small|(Never took office as pope)}}
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| ''[[Pope-elect Stephen|Stephen (II)]]''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS''' (Secundus)}}
| Stephanus 
| style="font-size:85%"| Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| style="font-size:85%"| 
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Previously known as Stephen II. Died three days after his election, having never received [[episcopal consecration]]. Some lists still include him. The Vatican sanctioned his addition in the 16th century; removed in 1961. He is no longer considered a pope by the Catholic Church.
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|92
| 26 March 752 –<br>26 April 757<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|752|03|26|757|04|26}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Stephen II|Stephen II]]'''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS''' Secundus}}
| Stephanus
| c. 714 Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| 38 / 43
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen, later the sovereign of the independent [[Papal States]]. Was of Roman ethnicity. Sometimes called Stephen III. The [[Donation of Pepin]]. Brother of [[Pope Paul I|Paul I]].
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{{pope list item
| 93
| 29 May 757 –<br>28 June 767<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|757|05|29|767|06|28}})}}
| 
| '''St [[Pope Paul I|Paul I]]'''<br>{{small|'''PAVLVS'''}}
| Paulus
| c. 700 Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| 57 / 67
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen, later the sovereign of the independent [[Papal States]]. Was of Roman ethnicity. Brother of [[Pope Stephen II|Stephen II]].
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{{pope list item
| 94
| 7 August 768 –<br>24 January 772<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|768|08|07|772|01|24}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Stephen III|Stephen III]]'''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS''' Tertius}}
| Stephanus
| c. 720 Syracuse, Sicily, Eastern Roman Empire
| 48 / 52
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen, later the sovereign of the independent [[Papal States]]. Was of Greek ethnicity. Sometimes called Stephen IV. He summoned the [[Lateran Council of 769]].
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{{pope list item
| 95
| 1 February 772 –<br>26 December 795<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|772|02|01|795|12|26}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Adrian I|Adrian I]]'''<br>{{small|'''HADRIANVS'''}}
| Hadrianus
| c. 700 Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| 72 / 95
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen, later the sovereign of the independent [[Papal States]]. Was of Roman ethnicity. Pope during the [[Second Council of Nicaea]] (787), the seventh ecumenical council accepted by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
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{{pope list item
| 96
| 26 December 795 –<br>12 June 816<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|795|12|26|816|06|12}})}}
| [[File:Pope Leo III portrait – Triclinium Leoninum.jpg|80px]]
| '''St [[Pope Leo III|Leo III]]'''<br>{{small|'''LEO''' Tertius}}
| Leo
| Rome, Exarchate of Ravenna, Eastern Roman Empire
| 
| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen, later the sovereign of the independent [[Papal States]]. Was of Roman ethnicity. Crowned Emperor [[Charlemagne]] on Christmas Day in 800, thereby initiating what would become the [[Holy Roman Empire]], requiring the imprimatur of the pope for its rulers' legitimacy.
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{{pope list end}}