Stephen IV

Also known as Pope Stephen IV, Stephanus V

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Stephen IV was a Pope of the Catholic Church who served in the early 9th century. He is remembered as a significant religious leader during a formative period of papal history, though specific details about his reign and accomplishments are not widely documented in general historical records.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of birth: Rome
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: Catholic priest
Position held: Pope
Religion: Catholic Church
Image: Stephen III (IV).jpg
Work location: Papal States

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described by source: Wikitólica
date of birth: 0770-00-00
date of death: 0817-01-24
Commons category: Stephanus IV
place of burial: St. Peter's Basilica
canonization status: saint
different from: Stephen III
name in native language: Stephanus IV

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Pope Stephen IV (Latin: Stephanus IV; died 24 January 817) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from June 816 to his death on 24 January 817. Stephen belonged to a noble Roman family. In October 816, he crowned Louis the Pious as emperor at Reims, and persuaded him to release some Roman political prisoners he held in custody. He returned to Rome, by way of Ravenna, sometime in November and died the following January.

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