3 December 618 A.D. Deusdedit Dies—Rome’s 68th; Supports Politically Oppressed & Impoverished Clergy
Kelly, Leo. "Pope St. Deusdedit." The
Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York:
Robert Appleton Company, 1908. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04760a.htm. Accessed 14 Jul 2014.
Pope St. Deusdedit
(Adeodatus I).
Date of birth unknown; consecrated pope, 19
October (13 November), 615; d. 8 November (3 December), 618; distinguished for
his charity and zeal. He
encouraged and supported the clergy, who
were impoverished in consequence of the political troubles of the time; and
when his diocese was
visited by a violent earthquake and the terrible scourge of leprosy he set
an heroic example by his efforts to relieve the suffering. The few decretals ascribed
to him are unauthenticated. He is said to have been the first pope to use
leaden seals(bullæ) for pontifical
documents. One dating from his reign is still preserved, the obverse of which
represents the Good Shepherd in the midst of His sheep, with the letters Alpha and Omega underneath,
while the reverse bears the inscription: Deusdedit
Papæ. His feast occurs
8 November.
No comments:
Post a Comment