Pope Siricius
Damasus I | |
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Successor | Anastasius I |
Personal details | |
Born | Siricius 334 |
Died | 26 November 399 | (aged 64–65)
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 26 November |
Pope Siricius (334 – 26 November 399) was the
Early life
Siricius was a native of Rome; his father's name was Tiburtius. Siricius entered the service of the Church at an early age and, according to the testimony of the inscription on his grave, was lector and then deacon of the Roman Church during the pontificate of Liberius.[2]
Pontificate
After the death of
Heresies
According to the life in the
In the East, Siricius interposed to settle the Meletian schism at Antioch; this schism had continued notwithstanding the death in 381 of Meletius at the Council of Constantinople. The followers of Meletius elected Flavian as his successor, while the adherents of Bishop Paulinus, after the death of this bishop (388), elected Evagrius. Evagrius died in 392 and through Flavian's management no successor was elected. By the mediation of St. John Chrysostom and Theophilus of Alexandria an embassy, led by Bishop Acacius of Beroea, was sent to Rome to persuade Siricius to recognize Flavian and to readmit him to communion with the Church.[2]
When the Spanish bishop and ascetic
Papal titles
Siricius is sometimes said to be the first bishop of Rome to style himself pope,[4] but other authorities say the title pope was from the early 3rd century an honorific designation used for any bishop in the West.[5] In the East it was used only for the patriarch of Alexandria.[5] Marcellinus (d. 304) is the first bishop of Rome shown in sources to have had the title pope used of him. From the 6th century, the imperial chancery of Constantinople normally reserved this designation for the bishop of Rome.[5] From the early 6th century, it began to be confined in the West to the bishop of Rome, a practice that was firmly in place by the 11th century.[5]
Siricius is also one of the popes presented in various sources as having been the first to bear the title
Death and veneration
Siricius died on 26 November 399 and was succeeded by
See also
References
- ISBN 978-88-209-8722-0), p. 9.
- ^ a b c Kirsch, Johann Peter (1912). "Pope St. Siricius". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ a b c ""The 38th Pope", Spirituality for Today, Diocese of Bridgeport".
- ISBN 9780199568987.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-280290-3), article Pope
- ISBN 978-0-19-280290-3), article Pontifex Maximus
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pope St. Siricius". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
- Opera Omnia by Migne Patrologia Latina (in Latin)