Pope Saint Julius I

Memorial

• 12 April

Profile

Elected 35th pope in 337. Built several churches in Rome. Confirmed the right of bishops to appeal to the Vatican for redress of wrongs. Fought Arianism, and supported Saint Athanasius the Great against the Arians. Ordered that the Eastern Church should celebrate Christmas on 25 December instead of combining it with Epiphany on 6 January. Considered the founder of the Vatican Archives as he ordered that all official acts be preserved.

Born

• at Rome, Italy

Papal Ascension

• 6 February 337

Died

• 12 April 352 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Ecole Glossary, by Karen Rae Keck
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Kirken i Norge
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Popes Through the Ages, by Father Joseph Brusher, SJ
• uCatholic
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Pope Saint Julius I“. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 April 2013. Web. 20 June 2013. <>