RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Zachary

679 - 752

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Pope Zachary (Latin: Zacharias; 679 – March 752) was the bishop of Rome from 28 November 741 to his death in March 752. He was the last pope of the Byzantine Papacy. Zachary built the original church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, forbade the traffic of slaves in Rome, negotiated peace with the Lombards, and sanctioned Pepin the Short's usurpation of the Frankish throne from Childeric III. Zachary is regarded as a capable administrator and a skillful and subtle diplomat in a dangerous time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Zachary is the 402nd most popular religious figure (down from 381st in 2019), the 433rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 436th in 2019) and the 195th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Zachary was most famous for being the pope who consecrated the Pantheon in Rome as a Christian church.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Zachary ranks 402 out of 3,187. Before him are Ignatius of Antioch, Pope Urban I, Pope Nicholas II, Pope Lando, Giovanni Battista Re, and Nehemiah. After him are Hosea, Pope Adeodatus II, Saint Monica, Pope John VII, Saint Sava, and Pope Sergius II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 679, Pope Zachary ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 752, Pope Zachary ranks 2. Before him is Pope-elect Stephen.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Zachary ranks 433 out of 5,161. Before him are Luigi Pirandello (1867), Pope Anastasius IV (1073), Camillo Golgi (1843), Pope Urban I (222), Pope Lando (900), and Giovanni Battista Re (1934). After him are Pope Adeodatus II (610), Luigi Cherubini (1760), Luigi Boccherini (1743), Pope Sergius II (800), Pope Anastasius III (890), and Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (1751).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Zachary ranks 195. Before him are Pope Fabian (200), Pope Pelagius II (520), Pope Anastasius IV (1073), Pope Urban I (222), Pope Lando (900), and Giovanni Battista Re (1934). After him are Pope Adeodatus II (610), Pope Sergius II (800), Pope Anastasius III (890), Antipope John XXIII (1370), Pope Callixtus I (180), and Pope Benedict VII (910).

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