Pope Saint Gelasius I
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- Memorial
- 21 November
- Profile
- Son of an African immigrant nameed Valerius.
Priest.
Pope.
Known for his learning, charity, and sense of justice.
Opposed the Acacian and Manichaean heresies.
Came into conflict with the Patriarch of Constantinople over supremacy in Alexandria and Antioch.
Suppressed many of the Roman pagan festivals, and ordered the reception of the Eucharist under both species, settling the argument of the proper form for Communion.
Wrote for liturgical sacramentaries, and some of his work appears in the Leonine Sacramentary.
- Born
- at Rome, Italy
- Papal Ascension
- 1 March 492 at Rome, Italy
- Died
- 21 November 496 at Rome, Italy
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
New Catholic Dictionary
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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