Paul I was a Roman pope and saint who led the Catholic Church from 757 until his death in 767. Born around 700 into the aristocratic Orsini family, he received his education at the Lateran Palace. Before his election to the papacy, he served as a deacon in Rome and assisted his brother, Pope Stephen II, during diplomatic discussions with the Lombard kings. His reign was characterized by efforts to reclaim papal privileges and maintaining a strategic alliance with Pepin the Short.