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Who is that Gregory that appears in the 3rd paragraph? Is he in fact pope Leo? --Nk 15:40, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Is it ok to link as an external source *the Catholic Encyclopedia artice on Leo III --anon on 14 Dec 2005

What were the wounds that Leo sustained from his temporary removal as Pope in 799 ?

Opposing and Forbidding concerning the actions and duty of Pope Leo III

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I found a difference in the usage of Pope Leo III in reference to His Holiness duties with the Nicene Creed.

Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press 2005 ISBN 978-0-19-280290-3), s.v. Filioque

"but Pope Leo III opposed adding "Filioque" to the Creed, while approving the doctrine"

Some articels reference His Holiness opposing the Filiogue and others reference His Holiness forbidding.

I think this should be corrected and made accurate given the other historical significance —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.138.108.191 (talk) 18:27, 19 May 2009 (UTC)Reply

he was a very bad pope —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.228.92.189 (talk) 23:18, 4 October 2010 (UTC)Reply

or a very good Orthodox patriarch — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.205.112.177 (talk) 09:47, 16 August 2016 (UTC)Reply

Patricius Romanus title

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The article states "Pope Adrian I had conferred on Charles's father [Pepin the Short] the dignity of Patricius Romanus." But Pope Stephen II conferred the title of 'Patricius Romanorum' on Pepin the Short in 754 at St. Denys as part of Pepin's coronation. Adrian became Pope several years after Pepin's death, so he could not have conferred any title on him unless posthumously. Blixton (talk) 18:09, 6 May 2016 (UTC)Reply

Good catch; it appears to have been Stephen II in 754. Mannanan51 (talk) 23:43, 1 November 2017 (UTC)Reply

Early life and pontifical selection

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What are the 'keys of the confession of St. Peter'? Clivemacd (talk) 00:05, 29 October 2016 (UTC)Reply

Veneration in the Orthodox Church

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Pope Leo III is listed as a Saint on the official Orthodox Encyclopedia published with approval of Patriarch Kyrill and the Moscow Holy Synod.

Pope Leo III is listed as "among the blessed" in the official 1848 Encyclical Reply of the Eastern Patriarchs to Pope Pius IX. In the Orthodox Church there is no distinction made between "saints" and "blesseds" and the two terms are synonymous.

Saint Photius the Great in the sixth part of his Mystagogy of the Holy Spirit refers to Leo III as a "renowned man who was adorned with miracles."

As further evidence of Orthodox veneration, he is listed as a Saint in the Western Rite Orthodox Martyrology. 2600:1010:B166:A0:0:3C:9D73:A201 (talk) 14:14, 22 August 2025 (UTC)Reply