Pope Adeodatus I
Boniface V | |
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| Created cardinal | 15 October 590 by Gregory I |
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| Died | 8 November 618 Rome, Byzantine Empire |
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Pope Adeodatus I (570 – 8 November 618), also called Deodatus I or Deusdedit, was the
bishop of Rome from 19 October 615 to his death. He was the first priest to be elected pope since John II in 533. The first use of lead seals or bullae
on papal documents is attributed to him. His feast day is 8 November.
Biography
Adeodatus was born in Rome, the son of a subdeacon named Stephen. He served as a priest for 40 years before his election and was the first priest to be elected pope since John II in 533.[2]
Pontificate
Almost nothing is known about Adeodatus I's pontificate.Boniface IV, of filling the papal administrative ranks with monks by recalling the clergy to such positions and by ordaining some 14 priests, the first ordinations in Rome since Gregory's pontificate.[3][2] According to tradition, Adeodatus was the first pope to use lead seals (bullae) on papal documents, which in time came to be called "papal bulls".[4] One bulla dating from his reign is still preserved, the obverse of which represents the Good Shepherd in the midst of His sheep, with the letters Alpha and Omega underneath, while the reverse bears the inscription: Deusdedit Papæ.[5]
In August 618, an earthquake struck Rome, followed by an outbreak of
Schism "Orthodox Popes of Rome".[6]
See also
References
- ^ The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church. (1913:760). United States: Encyclopedia Press.
- ^ ISBN 0199295816.
- ^ Jeffrey Richards, The Popes and the Papacy in the Early Middle Ages (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1979), p. 262
- ^ “Pope Saint Adeodatus I”. New Catholic Dictionary. CatholicSaints.Info. 27 July 2012
- ^ a b Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Philips, Fr Andrew. "The Holy Orthodox Popes of Rome". orthodoxengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
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