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Somehow all of these elements converged to the formal celebration of Christmas on Dec. 25. For instance, Christmas was celebrated in Rome by Pope Liberius (352-66) on Dec. 25. On Dec. 25, 379, St. Gregory Nazianzus preached a Christmas sermon in Constantinople.
Liberius (lībēr´ēəs), d. 366, pope (352–66), a Roman; successor of St. Julius I. At the beginning of his pontificate, the status of Athanasius was still disputed, and Liberius requested Emperor Constantius II to call the Council of Arles (353). Subdued by imperial favor toward Arianism, the papal legates signed against Athanasius, but ...
This terra-cotta relief is the only known study in clay for a sculpture decorating the marble fountain of Saint Damasus in the Vatican. The fountain was erected in the 17th century by Pope Innocent X to mark his restoration of aqueducts built for Pope Damasus in the 4th century. The relief shows Damasus’ predecessor, Liberius, baptizing new converts to Christianity. Damasus stands behind him ...
Pope Liberius primary name: Liberius Details individual; cleric/religious official; Roman; Male . Life dates-366. Biography Pope, succeeded Julius I (q.v.); exiled by ...
The Alleged Fall of Pope Liberius, His Alleged Excommunication of St. Athanasius, and other Anti-Papal Libels by John S. Daly Taken from Chapter 10 of Michael Davies - An Evaluation New Edition (2015) used with permission Chapter Ten: The Alleged Fall of Pope Liberius, His Alleged Excommunication of St. Athanasius, and other Anti-Papal Libels “Glory…
Pope Liberius. Personal details. Died. 22 November 365. Porto, Rome, Italy. Denomination. Roman Catholic. Antipope Felix II, an archdeacon of Rome, was installed as Pope in 355 AD after the Emperor Constantius II banished the reigning Pope, Liberius, for refusing to subscribe to a sentence of condemnation against Saint Athanasius. [1]
The newest view, brilliantly exposed by Duchesne in 1908, is that Liberius early in 357 (because the preface to the Liber Precum makes Constantius speak at Rome in April-May as though Liberius had already fallen) wrote the letter Studens paci, and, finding it did not satisfy the emperor, signed the indefinite and insufficient formula of 351 ...
