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Leo III, St c. 750-816, pope 795-816. He was born in Rome. In 800 he crowned Charlemagne emperor of the West. In return, the temporal sovereignty...
ST. LEO III
Christ's Faithful People . ST. LEO III. 795 - 816 AD. On the very day of Hadrian's funeral, December 26, 795, the pious priest Leo was unanimously elected to succeed him.
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope St. Leo III
Biography of this pope, who died in 816 ... Pope St. Leo III tt=21. Date of birth unknown; died 816. He was elected on the very day his predecessor was buried (26 Dec., 795), and ...

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St Leo III (c. 750-816), pope (795-816). He was born in Rome. In 800 he crowned Charlemagne emperor of the West. In return, the temporal sovereignty of the pope over the Roman city and state was established under the suzerainty of the emperor. The coronation, a watershed in Western history, marked the end of papal dependence on the emperors of the East and the beginning of a distinct western European society, in which the emperor held temporal sway and the pope spiritual sway. Charlemagne frequently interfered in the papal domain, but Leo managed to keep control over doctrinal matters; for example, to avoid giving offence to the Eastern Church, he firmly resisted imperial pressure to insert the filioque in the Nicene Creed. With money donated by Charlemagne, Leo built and decorated many churches in Rome. His traditional feast day is June 12.