Stephen III

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 09, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 20, 2024
	Invalidated site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Pope Stephen (III) IV.	Emily Rodriguez	Apr 30, 2020
	Added new Web site: Defending The Faith - Christ's Faithful People - Biography of Stephen III.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 05, 2009
	Article revised and updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 16, 2007
	Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Pope Stephen (III) IV.	Gita Liesangthem	Nov 06, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998