Gregory II (Pope)
Gregory II († February 11, 731 in Rome ) was Pope from 715 to 731. He was the son of Marcellus, his mother's name was Honesta.
Gregory was probably born in Rome. He completed a career in the church administration and was under Pope I. Sergius papal librarian . On May 19, 715 he became Pope.
During his tenure, the streams of pilgrims to Rome increased considerably. He maintained wide-ranging contacts, for example north of the Alps to Bavaria , to the Lombards in Italy and to Aquitaine . On May 15, 719 Gregor gave the Anglo-Saxon Wynfreth the power of attorney for the areas on the right bank of the Rhine and gave him the new name Bonifatius. After Boniface had proselytized in Thuringia and Hesse, Gregor appointed him bishop without a fixed office. Boniface was also in contact with Gregor several times by letter. The Pope also stressed the good relations between Rome and the Franks in a letter to Karl Martell , which he gave to Boniface.
With Byzantium there were strong disputes at this time because of the high tax demands of the emperor . While older research attributed the break with Byzantium primarily to the conflict in the so-called iconoclastic dispute , this has been revised significantly in more recent research and the tax issue is seen as decisive. Nevertheless, Gregory supported the exarch Eutychius in the overthrow of the usurper Tiberios Petasius , who had proclaimed himself anti -emperor in Tuscany. In the conflict with the Lombards, who even allied themselves with Eutychius, Gregor's intervention in 729 led to a reconciliation.
On February 11, 731 Gregory II died in Rome. He is venerated as a saint. His liturgical feast day is February 13th in the Martyrologium Romanum .
literature
- Paolo Delogu: Gregorio II, santo. In: Massimo Bray (ed.): Enciclopedia dei Papi. Volume 1: Pietro, santo. Anastasio bibliotecario, antipapa. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2000, pp. 647-651 ( treccani.it ) ..
- Annette Grabowsky: Gregor II. In: Germanische Altertumskunde Online ( article available only from De Gruyter Online with comprehensive sources and literature) 2014.
- Rudolf Schieffer : Gregor II . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 4, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-7608-8904-2 , Sp. 1666 f.
Web links
- Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia , Robert Appleton Company, New York 1913.
Remarks
- ↑ Cf. Annette Grabowsky: Gregor II. § 2. In: Germanische Altertumskunde Online ( retrieved from De Gruyter Online).
- ↑ Annette Grabowsky: Gregor II. § 3. In: Germanische Altertumskunde Online ( accessed from De Gruyter Online).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Constantine |
Pope 715-731 |
Gregory III. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gregory II |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pope |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century or 8th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 731 |
| Place of death | Rome |