Pope Sylvester I

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Pope Sylvester I was a 4th-century Bishop of Rome whose long pontificate coincided with Emperor Constantine’s reign and the early Christian Church’s transition from persecution to imperial favor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bishop of Rome
Christian cleric
Pope
saint
activeDuring 4th century
associatedWithCouncil First Council of Nicaea
associatedWithEvent Constantinian shift
transition of Christianity from persecution to imperial favor
birthName Sylvester
birthPlace Rome
burialPlace Catacombs of Rome
surface form: Catacomb of Priscilla
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
deathDate 335
deathPlace Rome
era Late Antiquity
feastDay 31 December
honorificPrefix Pope
Saint
knownFor early development of public Christian worship in Rome
long pontificate during reign of Constantine the Great
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
papacyCoincidedWith reign of Emperor Constantine the Great
papalNumber 33rd Pope
papalPredecessor Pope Miltiades
papalSuccessor Pope Mark
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
Pope of the Catholic Church
reignEnd 335
reignStart 314
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity
seeAlso Catacombs of Rome
surface form: Catacomb of Priscilla

Constantine I
surface form: Constantine the Great

First Council of Nicaea
sentLegatesTo First Council of Nicaea
traditionallyAssociatedWith Donation of Constantine
surface form: Donation of Constantine (legend)
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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