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Nov 1, 2021 · While this celebration was originally limited to Rome, later in 837 Pope Gregory IV ordered the official observance of All Saints Day every November 1 and extended its celebration to...
The 1 November All Saints Day was made a day of obligation throughout the Holy Roman Empire in 835, by a decree of Emperor Louis the Pious, issued "at the instance of Pope Gregory IV and with the assent of all the bishops", which confirmed its celebration on 1 November.
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.
Gregory’s pontificate witnessed the end of the iconoclasm controversy in the Byzantine Empire, while Gregory himself promoted the celebration of the feast of All Saints within the Frankish kingdom on both sides of the Rhine River.
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?
Nov 1, 2023 · Pope Gregory IV eventually requested that King Louis the Pious declare November 1 as the permanent All Saints’ Day across the Holy Roman Empire, and with that, it became the official date for the feast. All Saints’ Day Traditions and Celebrations Worldwide. Decoration of soldiers graves, All Saints Day of 1917, Library of Congress.
Jun 25, 2019 · This celebration was originally confined to the diocese of Rome, but Pope Gregory IV (827-844) extended the feast to the entire Church and ordered it to be celebrated on November 1. Halloween, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day. In English, the traditional name for All Saints Day was All Hallows Day. (A hallow was a saint or holy person.)
