Pope Leo III
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Pope Leo III was bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 26 December 795 to his death on 12 June 816.
Mosaic at Triclinium Leoninum
Rescue of Pope Leo III by Winigis; fresco by Ignazio Danti (1580)
Detail from The Coronation of Charlemagne by Raphael (1517)
Papal States
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The Papal States, officially the State of the Church, were a conglomeration of territories on the Italian Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the pope from 756 to 1870. They were among the ma
Pope Leo III
…Pope Leo III (Latin: Leo III; died 12 June 816) was bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 26 December 795 to his death on 12 June 816. Protected by Charlemagne from the supporters of his predecessor, Adrian I, Leo subsequently strengthened…
The Quirinal Palace, 1777
Pope Gregory XVI.
Barricades at Porta San Giovanni, photographed on 21 September 1870, after the breach of the Aurelian Walls
Men and women in traditional dress seated on a rocky outcrop in the Roman countryside, c. 1850–1853