Pope Pius I
Appearance
Pius I | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
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See | Holy See |
Papacy began | c. 140 |
Papacy ended | c. 155 |
Predecessor | Hyginus |
Successor | Anicetus |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Pius |
Born | c. late 1st century Aquileia, Italy |
Died | c. 155 Rome, Roman Empire |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 11 July |
Other popes named Pius |
Pope Pius I (Latin: Pius Primus; died 154) was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 10th Pope, the official title is the Bishop of Rome from 140 until his death in 154.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Pius was born at Aquileia, in Northern Italy.[2]
Pope
[change | change source]Pius became pope in 140.[3]
He was the first sole Bishop of Rome during his reign. Previously, the Bishop of Rome was a council of Bishops with the Pope being the head of the council. His feast day is celebrated on July 11.[4]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
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- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2013-4-1.
- ↑ Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1833). "Pius I," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 18, p. 197.
- ↑ "Pope St. Pius I," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2013-4-1.
- ↑ Richard P. McBrien, Lives of the Popes: The Pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II, (San Francisco:Harper San Francisco, 1997, p. 39
Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Pius I at Wikimedia Commons
. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
- "Pius," Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
- Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence
Catholic Church titles | ||
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Preceded by Hyginus |
Bishop of Rome Pope 140–154 |
Succeeded by Anicetus |