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90th Roman Pontiff
St Gregory III
GREGORIVS Tertius
Gregorius
90th Successor of St Peter · 731–741 · Syria · b. Syria, Umayyad Caliphate
731
Elected
741
Reign ended
10 years
Length
8th
Century
The Life
Subject of the Umayyad Caliphate; last pope from Syria. Third (and last) pope to come from a Muslim country. Last pope to have been born outside Europe until the election of Francis in 2013. Third pope to bear the same name as his immediate predecessor.
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