Saint Sergius I
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Catholic Church, Catholics, Popes, Papacy, Cardinals, Saints, Prophets
- Curriculum: Italian History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
Article abstract: During his reign as pope, Sergius greatly strengthened relations between Rome and the churches in the Anglo-Saxon west and maintained the Western church’s independence from the emperors of Constantinople. He introduced the Agnus Dei into the Mass and was responsible for the restoration and embellishment of churches throughout Rome.
Early Life
The father of Sergius, a merchant named Tiberius, migrated from the Syrian town of Antioch to Sicily. It was on this island, in the town of Palermo, that the young Sergius received his early...
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