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Pope Sergius I (c. 650 – 8 September 701) was the bishop of Rome from 15 December 687 to his death, and is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected at a time when two rivals, Paschal and Theodore, were locked in a dispute about which of them should become pope.
Saint Sergius I ; feast day September 8) was the pope from 687 to 701, and he was one of the most important 7th-century pontiffs. Sergius was of Syrian parentage, and he served under popes St. Leo II and Conon, whom he succeeded after a fierce struggle between two other candidates, the archdeacon.
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Pope Sergius and his family came from an Antiochene Syrian heritage. They had removed from the Holy Land after the Arab conquests began in order to relocate to Palermo, Sicily. In the reign of Pope Adeodatus IIthe young Sergius departed from Sicily for Rome. Thanks to the Arab Caliphate assaults on Sicily that were underway in the mid 600’s Sergius...
As the Pope Cononwas dying, Archdeacon Pascal attempted to bribe the Byzantine exarch of Ravenna with an enormous amount of money to succeed Conon. The exarch complied and saw Pascal elected by a group of the people. Meanwhile another faction backed the election of archpriest Theodore. The majority of the people and clergy stood for neither of them...
Pope Sergius I loved the English people and kingdoms. He received the West Saxon King Caedwalla to Rome, where Sergius baptized him and then buried him in St. Peter’s upon his death in the Eternal City. St. Sergius I also personally intervened to see St. Wilfrid restored to his see while enormously favoring the Abbot St Aldhelm of Malmesbury. Pope ...
– Born – 650 A.D., in Palermo, Sicily in Italy – Birth Name – Sergius – Died – September 8, 701 A.D. – How he died An attempt was made to arrest Pope Sergius I by Byzantine Emperor Justinian in 695 A.D. The militia of the Exarch of Ravenna protected him from capture, starting a riot in Byzantine Italy. Pope Sergius used his popularity to put down t...
Two other candidates were vying for the papacy when Sergius I became selected by the people of Rome. Pope Sergius I enjoyed many relationships and interactions with the English peoples. St. Sergius received the English West Saxon King Caedwalla in Rome, baptized him, and then buried him in St. Peter’s (old) Basilica when Caedwalla died. Pope Sergiu...
Apr 22, 2019 · Learn about the life and work of Pope St. Sergius I, the third Syrian pope who created the "Agnus Dei" chant and resisted the Trullan Council. He also baptized King Caedwalla of England, supported St. Aldhelm and St. Willibrod, and appointed St. John Maron as the first Maronite patriarch.
Before being elected pope in 687, he was the titular priest of Sta. Susanna. At the same time, in other places in Rome, the archpriest Theodore and the archdeacon Paschal were elected pope. ... St. Sergius was born into a Syrian family who live in Palermo and was educated at the Roman choir school.
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Learn about the life and reign of Sergius I, the pope who rejected the Trullan council and baptized King Ceadwalla of Wessex. Find out how he restored Aquileia, added the Agnus Dei to the Mass, and wrote to Jarrow Abbey.
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