Pope Saint Siricius

Memorial

• 26 November

Profile

Son of Tiburtius. Lector. Deacon. Friend of Saint Ambrose of Milan. Unanimously elected 38th pope in 384. He was opposed by the anti-pope Ursinus, but the pretender could not get any support, and nothing came of it. Expanded papal power and authority, decreeing that any papal documents should receive widespread distribution. Held a synod at Rome, Italy on 6 January 386 which re-affirmed a variety of canon laws and disciplines for both clergy and laity. A separate synod in 390 to 392 re-affirmed the merits of fasting, good works, and the need for celibate life among the religious and clergy. Opposed the Manicheans. Settled the Meletian schism at Antioch.

Born

• c.334 at Rome, Italy

Papal Ascension

• December 384

Died

• 26 November 399 of natural causes
• buried in the cemetery of Priscilla on the Via Salaria, Rome, Italy

Canonized

• by Pope Benedict XIV

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Heiligen 3s
• Kirken i Norge
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Pope Saint Siricius”. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 November 2012. Web. 20 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com//pope-saint-siricius>