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Pope Damasus I. Pope Damasus I ( / ˈdæməsəs /; c. 305 – 11 December 384), known as Damasus of Rome, [1] was the bishop of Rome from October 366 to his death. He presided over the Council of Rome of 382 that determined the canon or official list of sacred scripture. [2] He spoke out against major heresies (including Apollinarianism and ...
St. Damasus I (born c. 304, Rome—died December 11, 384, Rome; feast day December 11) was the pope from October 1, 366, to December 11, 384. During his rule the primacy of the Roman see was asserted. Damasus was a deacon during the reign of his predecessor, Pope Liberius, and accompanied him when Liberius was exiled by the Roman emperor ...
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Dec 11, 2021 · Learn about Saint Damasus I, the pope who defended the faith, promoted Latin and the Vulgate, and faced internal and external challenges. Read his biography, reflections and prayers from Franciscan Media.
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Died. 384. Rome, Italy. Other popes named Damasus. Pope Saint Damasus I (c. 304 - 384 C.E.) was pope from 366 to 384. Possibly born in present Spain or Portugal in the Western Roman Empire, he was raised in Rome by devout Christian parents. His life coincided with the rise of Constantine I and the reunion and later re-division of the Western ...
Learn about the life and achievements of Pope St. Damasus I, who ruled the Roman Church from 366 to 384. He defended the Catholic Faith against heresies, supported St. Jerome's Vulgate, and asserted the primacy of the Apostolic See.
Damasus restored his own church (now San Lorenzo in Damaso) and provided for the proper housing of the archives of the Roman Church (see Vatican Archives). He built in the basilica of St. Sebastian on the Appian Way the (yet visible) marble monument known as the “Platonia” (Platona, marble pavement) in honor of the temporary transfer to that place (258) of the bodies of Sts.
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DAMASUS I, POPE, ST. Pontificate: Oct. 1, 366, to Dec. 11, 384; born in Rome, c. 304/5; died Rome. Very little is known about Damasus before he became pope, and the early history of his pontificate has to be based largely on documents that emanated from his opponents. His father, Antonius, may have been from Spain, but it is clear from Damasus ...
