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| Birth name | Siricius |
| Papacy began | December 384 |
| Papacy ended | 26 November 399 |
| Predecessor | Damasus I |
| Successor | Anastasius I |
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| Died | November 26, 399 |
| Styles of Pope Siricius |
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| Reference style | His Holiness |
| Spoken style | Your Holiness |
| Religious style | Holy Father |
| Posthumous style | Saint |
Pope Saint Siricius, Bishop of Rome from December 384 (the date in December, 15 or 22 or 29, is uncertain)[1] until his death on 26 November 399, was successor to Damasus I and was himself succeeded by Anastasius I. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Events By Place Western Roman Empire Flavius Mallius Theodorus becomes Roman Consul. Pope Pope Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Events By Place Western Roman Empire Flavius Mallius Theodorus becomes Roman Consul. A style of office, or honorific, is a term which by Tradition or Law precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or Title, or to the A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity The Bishop of Rome is the bishop of the Holy See, more often referred to in the Catholic tradition as the Pope. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Events By Place Western Roman Empire Flavius Mallius Theodorus becomes Roman Consul. Pope Pope
Siricius was elected Bishop of Rome unanimously, despite attempts by the Antipope Ursinus' to promote himself. Ursicinus also known as Ursinus, was elected pope in a violently contested election in 366 as a rival to Pope Damasus I. He was an active Pope, involved in the administration of the Church, and the handling of various factions and viewpoints within it. He was the first pope to issue decretals, the first of which was the Directa Decretal sent to Himerius of Tarragona. Decretals ( Epistolae decretales) is the name that is given in Canon law to those letters of the Pope which formulate decisions in ecclesiastical law The Directa Decretal was written by Pope Siricius in February AD 385 Himerius of Tarragona (fl 385) was Bishop of Tarragona during the 4th century. He was the author of two decrees concerning clerical celibacy. Clerical celibacy is the practice in various religious traditions, in which Clergy, Monastics and those (of either sex in religious orders adopt a
When the Spanish bishop and ascetic Priscillian, accused by his fellow bishops of heresy, was executed by the emperor Magnus Maximus under the charge of magic, Siricus - along with Ambrose of Milan and Martin of Tours - protested against this verdict. Priscillian, Bishop of Ávila (died 385 a theologian from Roman Gallaecia (in the Iberian Peninsula) was the first person in the Magnus Maximus (ca 335&ndash August 28, 388) also known as Maximianus, was an Hispanic usurper of the Western Roman Empire Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and Saint Ambrose (c 338 &ndash 4 April 397) was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the fourth century Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Saint Martin of Tours (Martinus (316/317 Savaria, Pannonia &ndash November 8, 317, Candes, Gaul; buried November
His feast day is 26 November. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus"
Although the Website Religion Facts says that Pope Siricius was the first Bishop of Rome to style himself Pope, more weighty resources say that the title of Pope was from the early third century used for any bishop in the West. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and It seems that in the East it was used only for the Bishop of Alexandria, but the imperial chancery of Constantinople normally reserved it for the Bishop of Rome. From the sixth century it began to be confined in the West to the Bishop of Rome, a practice that was firmly in place by the eleventh century. [2]
Siricius, again, is one of the Popes presented in various sources as having been the first to bear the title Pontifex Maximus. The Pontifex Maximus was the high priest of the Ancient Roman College of Pontiffs. Others that are said to have been the first to bear the title are Pope Callistus I, Pope Damasus I, Pope Leo I, Pope Gregory I. Pope Pope Saint Leo I or Pope Saint Leo the Great was Pope from September 29, 440 to November 10, 461. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church says instead that it was in the fifteenth century (when the Renaissance stirred up new interest in ancient Rome) that "Pontifex Maximus" became a regular title of honour for Popes. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere [3]
References
- ^ Annuario Pontificio (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2008 ISBN 978-88-209-8021-4), p. 9*
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press 2005 ISBN 978-0-19-280290-3), article Pope
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press 2005 ISBN 978-0-19-280290-3), article Pontifex Maximus
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| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Damasus I |
Pope 384–399 |
Succeeded by Anastasius I |
| Preceded by Flavius Gratianus Augustus |
Pontifex Maximus 382–399 |
Succeeded by Anastasius I |
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