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The Donation of Sutri was an agreement reached at Sutri
Sutri

Sutri is a town in the province of Viterbo, about 50 km from Rome. It is picturesquely situated on a narrow tuff hill, surrounded by ravines, a narrow neck on the west alone connecting it with the surrounding country....
 by Liutprand, King of the Lombards
Liutprand, King of the Lombards

Liutprand was the king of the Lombards from 712 to 744 and is chiefly remembered for his Donation of Sutri, in 728, and his long reign, which brought him into a series of conflicts, mostly successful, with most of Italy....
 and Pope
Pope

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in Papal conclave, 2005....
 Gregory II in 728
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Events...
. At Sutri, the two reached an agreement by which the city and some hill towns in Latium
Latium

Lazio, called Latium in English language, is a Regions of Italy of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, and Marche to the north, Abruzzo to the east, Campania to the south, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west....
 (like Vetralla
Vetralla

Vetralla is a town and commune in the Province of Viterbo, 18 km to the south of that city, located on a shoulder of Monte Fogliano....
) were given to the Papacy, "as a gift to the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul" according to the Liber Pontificalis
Liber Pontificalis

The Liber Pontificalis is a book of biography of popes from Saint Peter until the 15th century. The original publication of the Liber Pontificalis stopped with Pope Adrian II or Pope Stephen V , but it was later supplemented in a different style until Pope Eugene IV and then Pope Pius II ....
. The pact formed the first extension of papal territory beyond the confines of the Duchy of Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
 and was the historical foundation of the Papal States
Papal States

The Papal States, State of the Church or Pontifical States were one of the major historical states of Italy from roughly the 6th century until the Italian peninsula was unified in 1861 by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia ....
.

Sutri retained its strategic importance as a fortified place near the borders of the Duchy of Rome.








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The Donation of Sutri was an agreement reached at Sutri
Sutri

Sutri is a town in the province of Viterbo, about 50 km from Rome. It is picturesquely situated on a narrow tuff hill, surrounded by ravines, a narrow neck on the west alone connecting it with the surrounding country....
 by Liutprand, King of the Lombards
Liutprand, King of the Lombards

Liutprand was the king of the Lombards from 712 to 744 and is chiefly remembered for his Donation of Sutri, in 728, and his long reign, which brought him into a series of conflicts, mostly successful, with most of Italy....
 and Pope
Pope

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in Papal conclave, 2005....
 Gregory II in 728
728

Events...
. At Sutri, the two reached an agreement by which the city and some hill towns in Latium
Latium

Lazio, called Latium in English language, is a Regions of Italy of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, and Marche to the north, Abruzzo to the east, Campania to the south, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west....
 (like Vetralla
Vetralla

Vetralla is a town and commune in the Province of Viterbo, 18 km to the south of that city, located on a shoulder of Monte Fogliano....
) were given to the Papacy, "as a gift to the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul" according to the Liber Pontificalis
Liber Pontificalis

The Liber Pontificalis is a book of biography of popes from Saint Peter until the 15th century. The original publication of the Liber Pontificalis stopped with Pope Adrian II or Pope Stephen V , but it was later supplemented in a different style until Pope Eugene IV and then Pope Pius II ....
. The pact formed the first extension of papal territory beyond the confines of the Duchy of Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
 and was the historical foundation of the Papal States
Papal States

The Papal States, State of the Church or Pontifical States were one of the major historical states of Italy from roughly the 6th century until the Italian peninsula was unified in 1861 by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia ....
.

Sutri retained its strategic importance as a fortified place near the borders of the Duchy of Rome.

See also

  • Donation of Constantine
    Donation of Constantine

    The Donation of Constantine is a forged Roman Empire decree in which the emperor Constantine transfers authority over Rome and the western part of the Roman Empire to the pope....
  • Donation of Pepin
    Donation of Pepin

    The "Donation of Pepin" in 756 provided a legal basis for the erection of the Papal States, which extended papal Temporal power beyond the traditional diocese and duchy of Rome....