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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope Sylvester I canonical | 5 |
Statements (40)
| 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
|
Referenced by (5)
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