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- Pope Sylvester I (also Silvester, 285 – 31 December 335) was the bishop of Rome from 31 January 314 until his death on 31 December 335. He filled the See of Rome at an important era in the history of the Western Church, though very little is known of his life.
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Pope Sylvester I (also Silvester, 285 – 31 December 335) was the bishop of Rome from 31 January 314 until his death on 31 December 335. He filled the See of Rome at an important era in the history of the Western Church, though very little is known of his life.
St. Sylvester I (born, Rome [Italy]—died 335, Rome; Western feast day December 31, Eastern feast day January 2) was the pope from 314 to 335, whose long pontificate saw the beginnings of the Christian Roman Empire. Little is known about Sylvester’s early life.
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Learn about the life and legacy of St. Sylvester I, the first Pope to reign in the age of Christian liberty after the Edict of Milan. Discover his role in the construction of Constantinian basilicas, his patronage of the Militia Aurata, and his title of confessor of faith.
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Pope Saint Sylvester I, also called Silvester, was pope from January 31, 314 to December 13, 335, succeeding Pope Miltiades. The son of a Roman named Rufinus, he served as the bishop of Rome at a crucial era in the history of Christianity, during the reign of Constantine I and the emergence of the Arian controversy, that involved matters ...
Jun 11, 2018 · When Miltiades died in January 314, Sylvester's candidacy as bishop of Rome was put forth, and he succeeded Militiades as pope on January 31, 314. The primary legend surrounding Sylvester's pontificate is that he cured Emperor Constantine of leprosy, and in gratitude the emperor converted to Christianity, bequeathed property to the Church and ...
Pope St. Sylvester I (314-335) Date of birth unknown; d. 31 December, 335. According to the "Liber pontificalis" (ed. Duchesne, I, 170) he was the son of a Roman named Rufinus; the legendary "Vita beati Sylvestri" calls his mother Justa.
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