RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Stephen IV

770 - 817

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Pope Stephen IV (Latin: Stephanus IV; died 24 January 817) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from June 816 to his death on 24 January 817. Stephen belonged to a noble Roman family. In October 816, he crowned Louis the Pious as emperor at Reims, and persuaded him to release some Roman political prisoners he held in custody. He returned to Rome, by way of Ravenna, sometime in November and died the following January. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Stephen IV is the 372nd most popular religious figure (up from 450th in 2019), the 397th most popular biography from Italy (up from 515th in 2019) and the 179th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Stephen IV is most famous for his persecution of the Jews.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Stephen IV ranks 372 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope John I, Pope Dionysius, Pope John IX, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, Pope Mark, and Rachel. After him are Pope Sergius I, Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Caiaphas, Pope Constantine, and Pope Theodore II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 770, Pope Stephen IV ranks 1. After him are Einhard, Michael I Rangabe, Pepin the Hunchback, Michael II, Ali al-Ridha, Al-Hakam I, Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi, Theodosia, wife of Leo V, Bera, Count of Barcelona, Maria of Amnia, and Hugh of Tours. Among people deceased in 817, Pope Stephen IV ranks 1. After him is Yeshe Tsogyal.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Stephen IV ranks 397 out of 5,161. Before him are Claudio Abbado (1933), Pope John IX (850), Charles IV of Spain (1748), Pope Mark (290), Gallienus (218), and Antonio Canova (1757). After him are Gaius Octavius (-100), Pope Sergius I (650), Filippo Lippi (1406), Guido Reni (1575), Nero Claudius Drusus (-38), and Antonio da Correggio (1489).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Stephen IV ranks 179. Before him are Charles Borromeo (1538), Pope Benedict II (635), Philip Neri (1515), Pope John I (470), Pope John IX (850), and Pope Mark (290). After him are Pope Sergius I (650), Pope Theodore II (840), Pope Celestine II (1100), Pope Nicholas IV (1227), Pope Boniface IV (550), and Pope Boniface III (540).

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