Pope
Pope Saint Leo III
Pope from 795 to 816
Pope Saint Leo III, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 795–816.
Background
Pope Saint Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Emperor in St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Day in the year 800, a turning point for medieval Christendom that bound the papacy and the new Western empire together.
Summary
Pope Saint Leo III, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 795–816.
Papacy began
795
Papacy ended
816
Birth name
Leo