RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Stephen IV

770 - 817

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Pope Stephen IV (Latin: Stephanus IV; died January 817) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from June 816 to his death. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Stephen IV has received more than 217,981 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Pope Stephen IV is the 450th most popular religious figure (down from 328th in 2019), the 515th most popular biography from Italy (down from 388th in 2019) and the 206th 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 450 out of 3,187Before him are Pope Vitalian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Báb, Pope Conon, Pope Hilarius, and Pope Callixtus I. After him are Ammar ibn Yasir, Abdullah ibn Umar, Pope Stephen III, Manco Cápac, Pope Sabinian, and Longinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 770, Pope Stephen IV ranks 3Before him are Ali al-Ridha, and Einhard. After him are Michael II, Michael I Rangabe, Al-Hakam I, Pepin the Hunchback, Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi, Maria of Amnia, Bera, Count of Barcelona, Hugh of Tours, and Theodosia, wife of Leo V. Among people deceased in 817, Pope Stephen IV ranks 1After him is Yeshe Tsogyal.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Stephen IV ranks 515 out of 5,161Before him are Beatrice Portinari (1265), Monica Vitti (1931), Pope Conon (630), Salvatore Adamo (1943), Pope Hilarius (415), and Pope Callixtus I (180). After him are Lucius Caesar (-17), Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666), Giuseppe Peano (1858), Trebonianus Gallus (206), Alcide De Gasperi (1881), and Alberto Ascari (1918).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Stephen IV ranks 206Before him are Pope Valentine (780), Pope Boniface III (540), Beatrice Portinari (1265), Pope Conon (630), Pope Hilarius (415), and Pope Callixtus I (180). After him are Pope Stephen III (720), Longinus (100), Pope-elect Stephen (700), Pope Anterus (180), Pope John III (520), and Pope John XIV (1000).