by Deb McCoy | Feb 22, 2020 | Popes
Born around 780, Eugenius was a native of Rome. He may possibly have been the son of one Boemund, but later research has dropped that from official records. Eugenius was raised into the Church and by 816 he was the archpriest of St. Sabina on the Aventine and a...
by Deb McCoy | Jan 23, 2020 | Popes, Saints
The Liber Pontificalis is a book of information on the early popes, written in the fourth century. It is not always perfectly accurate and, as archeology reveals more information, new books are published with updated details. I try to get the newest data for these...
by Deb McCoy | Jan 23, 2020 | Popes, Saints
When Pope Callixstus died on October 14, 222, Urban I, a noble Roman, the son of Pontianus, was elected and became Bishop of Rome some time in early 223. This was shortly after the assassination of the emperor Elagabalus, known as the most disgusting, eccentric of all...
by Deb McCoy | Jan 23, 2020 | Popes, Saints
The sixteenth pope is a very controversial man whose sole biography was written by his arch-enemy, Hippolytus, as well as comments by another, Tertullian. Callixtus was the household slave of Carpophyrus, a Roman close to the Roman court. This Carpophyrus was a...
by Deb McCoy | Jan 19, 2020 | Popes
Pope Stephen IV is one of the shortest-lived popes, having reigned only seven months before he died. He is known for his piety and for protecting the papacy’s interest in controlling the Holy Roman Empire. Stephen was born in Rome, son of Marinus, of a noble family....
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