Editing Pope Gregory III (section)

==Ecclesiastical policy==
A temporary lull in the conflict between the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]] and the [[Lombards]] allowed Gregory to deal with some longstanding internal issues, in particular the ongoing jurisdictional dispute between the patriarchs of [[Patriarch of Grado|Grado]] and [[Patriarch of Aquileia|Aquileia]]. Although the Synod of 731 had adjudicated in this matter in favour of Grado, Gregory was forced to reprimand the patriarch of Aquileia, Calixtus, who had attempted to gain possession of the island of [[Barbana, Italy|Barbana]] from Grado's jurisdiction.<ref>Mann, pp. 211–212</ref> In 731, he approved the election of [[Tatwine]] as [[archbishop of Canterbury]], after the latter came to Rome in person to ask for the [[pallium]]. Gregory approved of the election of his successor, [[Nothhelm]], while in 735 he agreed to the request of King [[Ceolwulf of Northumbria]] that Bishop [[Egbert of York]] should be elevated to the rank of [[Archbishop of York|archbishop]].<ref>Mann, pp. 212–213</ref>

Gregory promoted the Church in [[northern Europe]]. He supported the continuing mission of [[Saint Boniface]] in [[Germany]], elevating him to the rank of archbishop of Germany in 732; and, after a personal visit to Rome from Boniface in 737, where he was meant to attend a synod which does not appear to have been held,<ref name=autogenerated1>Mann, p. 214</ref> Gregory made Boniface a [[papal legate]] in Germany, and asked him to reorganize the [[episcopal see]]s in Germany.<ref>Levillain, p. 644</ref> Gregory sent Boniface back to [[Bavaria]] with three letters. One commanded the bishops and higher ecclesiastical officers to provide Boniface with as much help as they could. A second was addressed to the nobles and people of Germany, urging them to obey Boniface. A third, addressed to the bishops in [[Alamannia]] and Bavaria, confirmed Boniface's status as the [[papal vicar]], ordering them to assemble in a council twice a year at [[Augsburg]] under Boniface's authority.<ref>Mann, pp. 214–215</ref> Gregory promoted the mission of [[Willibald]] in Germany.<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15644c.htm Mershman, Francis. "Sts. Willibald and Winnebald." The Catholic Encyclopedia] Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 18 September 2017</ref>

In 732, Gregory banned the consumption of [[horse meat]], both domestic and wild, anathematizing it as an "abomination" since it was associated with [[pagan]] ritual feasting.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>{{cite book |first=Calvin W. |last=Schwabe |title=Unmentionable Cuisine |location=Charlottesville |publisher=University of Virginia Press |year=1979 |page=157 |isbn=978-0813908113 }}</ref>