Obit of the Day (Dead Together): Popes Leo I, Celestive IV, Paul IIINovember 10 is a remarkable day
Obit of the Day (Dead Together): Popes Leo I, Celestive IV, Paul IIINovember 10 is a remarkable day for popes, with three having died on that day, which is 1.1% of all popes in the history of the office.Pope Leo I (died November 10, 461)Leo, the first pope ever called “the great,” reigned from Rome for twenty-one years, taking his seat in CE 440. Considered a “doctor” of the church for his theological writings, he is best known for meeting with Attila the Hun and convincing him to turn back from an invasion of Italy. Pope Celestine IV (died November 10, 1241)Celestine IV was a pawn in a conflict over the papacy between Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and Roman senator Matteo Rosso Orsini. Using a conclave for the first time, Celestine IV was selected by seven cardinals as a compromise candidate and ascended the papal throne on October 25. He died only fifteen days later.Pope Paul III (died November 10, 1549)Another pope of great influence, Paul III convened the Council of Trent which met for eighteen years and clarified Catholic doctrine in many areas, especially the sacraments and the Bible, in response to the Protestant Reformation. Also of note, Nicolaus Copernicus dedicated his book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of Celestrial Spheres), the first published book to advocate for a heliocentric solar system, to Pope Paul III. Sources: Wikipedia and Encyclopedia BrittanicaImages: Leo the Great, courtesy of skepticism.org, Celestine and Pope Paull III (the latter a painting of the pope when still a cardinal done by Raphael), courtesy of wikimedia.orgSee other fascinating posts from OOTD’s Dead Together series. -- source link
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