Saint Siricius
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- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Theology, Theologians, Empires, Dynasties, Catholic Church, Catholics, Popes, Papacy, Cardinals, Saints, Prophets, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Roman bishop{$I[g]Roman Empire;Saint Siricius[Siricius]} Siricius was the first pope to exercise his authority throughout the Roman Empire. In the process, he set precedents that were to be used to great effect by his successors.
Early Life
Siricius (sih-RIHSH-ee-uhs), who was born c. 335 or 340, was Roman by birth. Little of his early life is known. He was ordained by Pope Liberius as a lector and later as a deacon. Siricius received the standard Roman clerical education, and he may well have been classically educated also. His entire...
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