Pope Paschal I
Bishop of Rome | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 25 January 817 |
Papacy ended | 11 February 824 |
Predecessor | Stephen IV |
Successor | Eugene II |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 11 February 824[1] Rome, Papal States |
Buried | Santa Prassede, Rome |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 11 February[1] 14[2] or 16 May[1] 14 May Eastern Orthodox Church[1] |
Venerated in | Catholic Church[1] Eastern Orthodox Church[3][1] |
Attributes |
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Other popes named Paschal |
Pope Paschal I (
Paschal was a member of an aristocratic Roman family. Before his election to the papacy, he was abbot of St. Stephen's monastery, which served pilgrims. In Rome in 823 he crowned Lothair I as Holy Roman Emperor. He rebuilt a number of churches in Rome, including three basilicas.
Early life
According to the Liber Pontificalis, Paschal was a native of Lazio Rome born Pascale Massimi and son of Bonosus and Episcopa Theodora.[4] The Liber Censuum says that Paschal was from the Massimi branch of the Massimo family, as was his predecessor, Stephen IV.[5]
Accession
Paschal became pope on 25 January 817, just one day after the sudden death of Stephen IV.[7] This decision was made without the sanction of Emperor Louis the Pious. Paschal began his pontificate apologizing for this slight, stressing that the office had been thrust upon him.[8] He claimed that the decision had been made to avoid factional strife in Rome. According to the Liber Pontificalis, Pope Paschal's legate Theodore returned with a document titled Pactum cum Paschali pontifice, in which the emperor congratulated Paschal, recognized his sovereignty over the Papal States, and guaranteed the free election of future pontiffs.[9] This document has since been challenged by historians as a forgery.[10]
Papacy
At first, Emperor Louis confirmed the agreement reached in
On Easter Sunday of 823, Paschal
Construction projects
Paschal gave shelter to exiled monks from the
Paschal rebuilt three basilicas of Rome:
Paschal is also sometimes credited with the renovation of Santo Stefano del Cacco in early modern sources, but this renovation was actually undertaken by Pope Paschal II.[16]
According to Goodson, Paschal "used church-building to express the authority of the papacy as an independent state."[17]
Writings
Only six known letters written by Paschal remain.
Death
Paschal died on 11 February 824. The Roman Curia refused him the honour of burial within St. Peter's Basilica because of his harsh government of the Roman people.[8] He was instead buried in the Basilica of Santa Prassede, which also contains the famous Episcopa Theodora mosaic of his mother.[20]
Paschal was canonized in the late sixteenth century. His feast day in the Roman calendar prior to 1963 was 14 May.[21][8] It is currently celebrated on 11 February.[1]
Pope and Patriarch of Rome (817–824),[22][23] confessor is honored in Orthodox Church on 14 May.[24][25]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Zeno. "Lexikoneintrag zu »Paschalis I, S. (2)«. Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon, Band 4. ..." www.zeno.org (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "14.05: Memoria di San Pasquale I, Papa e Patriarca di Roma, che confessa la retta fede di fronte e contro l'eresia iconoclasta (verso l'anno 824)". www.ortodossia.it. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "14.05: Memoria di San Pasquale I, Papa e Patriarca di Roma, che confessa la retta fede di fronte e contro l'eresia iconoclasta (verso l'anno 824)". www.ortodossia.it. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ISBN 978-1-009-41542-2
- ^ Goodson, 2010, p. 9 & n.13.
- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Kirsch, Johann Peter (1911). "Pope Paschal I". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Goodson, 2010, p. 9.
- ^ ISBN 0-06-065304-3.
- ^ a b John N.D. Kelly, Gran Dizionario Illustrato dei Papi, p. 271
- ^ Claudio Rendina, I papi, p. 256
- ^ "Saint Paschal I | pope". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ Goodson, 2010, p. 12.
- ^ Goodson, 2010, p. 3.
- ^ Goodson, 2010, p.4.
- ^ Goodson, 2010, pp. 3-4.
- ^ Goodson, 2010, p. 5 n.7.
- ^ Goodson, 2010, p. 14.
- ^ a b c d e f Goodson, 2010, p. 8 & n.11.
- ^ Philippus Jaffe (1885). S. Loewenfeld (ed.). Regesta pontificum romanorum ab condita ecclesia ad annum post Christum natum MCXCVIII (in Latin) (secunda ed.). Leipzig: Veit. pp. 318–320.
- ^ John N.D. Kelly, Gran Dizionario Illustrato dei Papi, p. 272
- ^ "Catholic Encyclopedia: Pope Paschal I". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "ИТАЛИЯ. I". www.pravenc.ru. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Paschalis I. – Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon". www.heiligenlexikon.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ^ "14.05: Memoria di San Pasquale I, Papa e Patriarca di Roma, che confessa la retta fede di fronte e contro l'eresia iconoclasta (verso l'anno 824)". www.ortodossia.it. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "98. ПАСХАЛИЙ I". Церковно-Научный Центр "Православная Энциклопедия" (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-06-01.
Further reading
- Goodson, Caroline J. 2010. The Rome of Pope Paschal I: Papal Power, Urban Renovation, Church Rebuilding and Relic Translation, 817–824. Cambridge University Press.
- John N.D. Kelly, Gran Dizionario Illustrato dei Papi, Edizioni Piemme S.p.A., 1989, Casale Monferrato (AL), ISBN 88-384-1326-6
- Claudio Rendina, I papi, Ed. Newton Compton, Roma, 1990
- Duchesne, Louis Marie Olivier (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 881–882.