Pope Gregory III
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Pope Gregory III was the bishop of Rome from 11 February 731 to his death on 28 November 741. His pontificate, like that of his predecessor, was disturbed by Byzantine iconoclasm and the advance of th
Gregory III (seated high centre) blesses the mission of Willibald (kneeling right) to the Saxons. (Francesco Solimena, 1701–05)
Liutprand was king of the Lombards from 712 to 744. He is chiefly remembered for his multiple phases of law-giving, in fifteen separate sessions from 713 to 735 inclusive, and his long reign, which br
A tremissis with Liutprand's effigy
Two longobard women in the Tempietto longobardo of Cividale, a masterpiece of the patronage of Liutprando in his "Cappella Palatina"
So-called "Pilatus' basin", in the middle of the so-called "Pilatus' Courtyard" of Santo Stefano in Bologna. This eighth-century Lombard sculpture bears the names of kings Liutprand and Ilprand, as well as of the bishop Barbatus of Bologna.
Plaque marking the casket containing Liutprand's bones in San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro in Pavia