pope — The Pope † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pope (Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, Satires 6:633). The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below … Catholic encyclopedia
Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria — Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of all Africa redirects here. For Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, see Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa. Bishop of Alexandria Bishopric … Wikipedia
Pope St. Zosimus — Pope St. Zosimus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Zosimus (Reigned 417 18). Year of birth unknown; died 27 December, 418. After the death of Pope Innocent I on 12 March, 417, Zosimus was elected his successor. According to… … Catholic encyclopedia
Pope Innocent I — Pope Innocent I † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Innocent I Date of birth unknown; died 12 March, 417. Before his elevation to the Chair of Peter, very little is known concerning the life of this energetic pope, so zealous for the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Pope St. Hormisdas — Pope St. Hormisdas † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Hormisdas Date of birth unknown, elected to the Holy See, 514; d. at Rome, 6 August, 523. This able and sagacious pontiff belonged to a wealthy and honourable family of… … Catholic encyclopedia
Pope St. Boniface I — Pope St. Boniface I † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Boniface I Elected 28 December, 418; d. at Rome, 4 September, 422. Little is known of his life antecedent to his election. The Liber Pontificalis calls him a Roman, and the son of … Catholic encyclopedia
African Liturgy — • In use not only in the old Roman province of Africa of which Carthage was the capital, but also in Numidia and Mauretania Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. African Liturgy African Liturgy … Catholic encyclopedia
Pope St. Gelasius I — Pope St. Gelasius I † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Gelasius I Died at Rome, 19 Nov., 496. Gelasius, as he himself states in his letter to the Emperor Anastasius (Ep. xii, n. 1), was Romanus natus. The assertion of the Liber… … Catholic encyclopedia
Pope St. Leo I (The Great) — Pope St. Leo I (the Great) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Leo I (the Great) (Reigned 440 61). Place and date of birth unknown; died 10 November, 461. Leo s pontificate, next to that of St. Gregory I, is the most significant… … Catholic encyclopedia
Pope Benedict XIV — Pope Benedict XIV † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Benedict XIV (PROSPERO LORENZO LAMBERTINI.) Son of Marcello Lambertini and Lucretia Bulgarini, b. at Bologna 31 March, 1675; d. 3 May, 1758. His early education was received from… … Catholic encyclopedia
