In this chair
Crowned Charlemagne emperor on Christmas Day 800. The Western empire, reborn, would both serve and trouble the Church for a thousand years.
96 of 267 · Saint
Pope St. Leo the Third
Bishop of Rome, 795 – 816
96 of 267 · Saint
Bishop of Rome, 795 – 816
In this chair
Crowned Charlemagne emperor on Christmas Day 800. The Western empire, reborn, would both serve and trouble the Church for a thousand years.