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Nov 1, 2021 · The current date of November 1 was established by Pope Gregory III during his reign (731-741 AD) when he dedicated a chapel in Rome’s St. Peter’s Basilica in honor of all saints.
In the early seventh century, Pope Boniface IV dedicated the Roman Pantheon — formerly a shrine to all the gods of Roman mythology — as a Christian church of the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs. Pope Gregory III consecrated a chapel at St. Peter’s Basilica to all the saints, as well, with an anniversary date of Nov. 1.
Oct 26, 2021 · In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III changed the date to November 1 when he dedicated a chapel at the Vatican in honor of all the saints, and Pope Gregory IV later extended this celebration of all saints to the universal church. What traditions and practices are associated with All Saints Day?
Oct 14, 2020 · Rome adopted Nov. 1 as the date of the feast of All Saints in the eighth century, and in the ninth century Pope Gregory IV extended that observance to the whole of the Latin Church. Now, centuries later, All Saints’ Day is a holy day of obligation and recognized as one of the most important feasts on the liturgical calendar.
All Saints' Day's historical origins can be traced back to the consecration of the Pantheon in Rome by Pope Boniface IV in 609 AD. The choice of November 1 as the date was established by Pope Gregory III in the eighth century. It became a Holy Day of Obligation under Pope Gregory IV.
Pope Gregory IV (Latin: Gregorius IV; died 25 January 844) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from October 827 to his death. His pontificate was notable for the papacy’s attempts to intervene in the quarrels between Emperor Louis the Pious and his sons.
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Nov 1, 2023 · Around 731–741 AD, Pope Gregory III dedicated a chapel in Old St Peter’s Basilica on November 1, in honor of the Holy Apostles and of all saints, martyrs, and confessors. Pope Gregory IV, therefore, fixed the date at November 1 and extended the celebration to the whole Church.
