Siricius
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In 390, Pope Siricius declared Mary an “inviolate virgin” — that is, not only before conception but throughout her pregnancy and childbirth.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2010
Well said Siricius of Rome of such men—"Can the Holy Spirit of God dwell in other than holy bodies?"
From Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face by Charles Kingsley
In the sixth century, Dionysius-le-Petit was unable to collect any decretals, but those subsequent to St. Siricius, who died at the end of the fourth.
From The Power Of The Popes by Pierre Claude Fran?ois Daunou
But the first decretal Epistle now extant is this of Siricius to Himerius; by which the Pope made Himerius his Vicar over all Spain for promulging his Decrees, and seeing them observed.
From Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John by Sir Isaac Newton
Leo, therefore, stands at the end of a development marked by the utterances of Victor, Cornelius, Siricius, Innocent I, Zosimus, Boniface I, and Celestine.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Joseph Cullen Ayer
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