Pope Stephen

Pope Stephen may refer to:

  • Pope Stephen I (died 257), Bishop of Rome from 254–257
  • Pope-elect Stephen (died 752), elected Pope but died before being ordained
  • Pope Stephen II (died 757), pope from 752–757
  • Pope Stephen III (720–772), pope from 768–772
  • Pope Stephen IV (died 817), pope from 816–817
  • Pope Stephen V (died 891), pope from 885–891
  • Pope Stephen VI (died 897), pope from 896–897
  • Pope Stephen VII (died 931), pope from 929–931
  • Pope Stephen VIII (died 942), German, pope from 939–942
  • Pope Stephen IX (c. 1020–1058), pope from 1057–1058

Famous quotes containing the words pope and/or stephen:

    “Let Sporus tremble—‘What? That thing of silk,
    Sporus, that mere white curd of ass’s milk?
    Satire or sense, alas, can Sporus feel,
    Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?’
    Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
    This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings;
    Whose buzz the witty and the fair annoys,
    Yet wit ne’er tastes, and beauty ne’er enjoys:”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “Two voices are there: one is of the deep;
    It learns the storm-cloud’s thunderous melody,”
    —James Kenneth Stephen (1859–1892)