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Hormisdas

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[hawr-miz-duhs] / hɔrˈmɪz dəs /

noun

  1. Saint, died a.d. 523, pope 514–523.


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Very slowly, arm in arm, with heads erect and graciously acknowledging the bows of the neighbors, Hormisdas Frechette and his wife walked down the narrow crooked road leading to the church.

From A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories by Smith, F. Clifford (Frank Clifford)

The Pope took refuge in the Church of St. Peter, by the palace of Hormisdas.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

Hormisdas of Rome, § 46, 8; 52, 5, 6.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

In 514 Theodorich, the king of Italy, allowed the election of Pope Hormisdas to take place without interference: and again the election of Pope John I. in 523.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.

Plates of beaten gold, studded with gems, formed the covers of the Gospel-book of Hormisdas.

From Illuminated Manuscripts by Bradley, John William

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