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Gelasius I

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[juh-ley-shee-uhs, -zhee-, -zee-] / dʒəˈleɪ ʃi əs, -ʒi-, -zi- /

noun

  1. Saint, died a.d. 496, pope 492–496.


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Gelasius I is remembered, too, for his response to the Acacian Schism - a split between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches from 484 to 519.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

Historians believe that Valentine's Day is rooted in the Roman love and fertility festival, Lupercalia, and was a move by Gelasius I to Christianise pagan traditions.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

None of of the 217 popes since Gelasius I are believed to have come from Africa.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

Gelasius I is widely recognised as the first pope to officially be called the "Vicar of Christ", a term that signifies the Pope's role as Christ's representative on Earth.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

Regarded as authentic by some learned authorities, they were nevertheless rejected as apocryphal by a church council at Rome, during the pontificate of Gelasius I, in the year 494.

From Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery by Lawrence, Robert Means

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