Gelasius I
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Gelasius I is the only one of the three African popes who historians believe was not born in 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
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
Gelasius I made the critical distinction that both powers were given to the Church by God, who then delegated earthly power to the state, making the Church ultimately superior.
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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