Stephen

Stephen is the name of not less than nine popes.
Stephen I - Pope from 253 to 257, signalised by his zeal against the heresies of his time.
Stephen II - Pope from 752 to 757, in whose reign, under favour of Pepin le Bref, began the temporal power of the Popes.
Stephen III - Pope from 768 to 772, sanctioned the worship of saints and images.
Stephen IV - Pope from 816 to 817.
Stephen V - Pope from 885 to 891, distinguished for his charity.
Stephen VI - Pope from 896 to 897, strangled after a reign of 18 months.
Stephen VII - Pope from 829 to 831, entirely under the control of his mistresses.
Stephen VIII - Pope from 939 to 942.
Stephen IX - Pope from 1057 to 1058, vigorously opposed the sale of benefices and the immorality of the clergy.

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