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  ST. GELASIUS I
A number of bishops appealed to Gelasius to relent and readmit Constantinople to communion, but the Pope explained that it was a question not of personality but of principle, that to allow the name of Acacius to remain on the diptychs would be to repudiate his predecessor's actions against the Monophysite compromisers.
Gelasius forbade all Catholics to have anything to do with the affair, and wrote against it so vigorously that he soon ended the mischievous nonsense.
Gelasius defends the position of the Church as a perfect society, and at the same time recognizes the legitimate functions of both Church and State.
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  Pope Gelasius I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gelasius' letter to Andromachus, the senator, covers the main lines of the controversy and incidentally offers some details of this festival combining fertility and purification that might have been lost otherwise.
Gelasius smoked out the closeted Manichaeans, the heretical dualists who considered themselves Christians and certainly passed for such and were present in Rome in large numbers, it was suspected.
Gelasius decreed that the Eucharist had to be received "under both kinds", with wine as well as bread.
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 Pope Gelasius I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Gelasius noted that there were figures in Biblical tradition who were both kings and priests, like Melchizedek, but that since Christ there were two foundations for power in the world: the prelates exercised sacred power, and the kings and emperors exercised royal power.
Gelasius' immediate problem was to keep the emperor out of doctrinal affairs by formulating a counterweight to the contrasting Byzantine theory of power, generally characterized as Caesaropapism.
Gelasius decreed that the eucharist had to be received "under both kinds,' with wine as well as bread As the Manichees held wine to be impure and essentially sinful, they would refuse the chalice and thus be recognized.
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 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Pope Gelasius II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Gelasius II fled to Gaeta, where he was ordained priest on the 9th of March 1118 and on the following day received episcopal consecration.
Gelasius pronounced a solemn excommunication against both of them; and as soon as the emperor, frustrated of his prey, left Rome, he returned secretly; but soon took the resolution of taking refuge in France.
Gelasius was perfecting plans for the convocation of a great council at Reims, when he succumbed to pleurisy, leaving the consummation of the fifty years' war for freedom to his successor, Callistus II.
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 Pope St. Gelasius I
Gelasius, as he himself states in his letter to the Emperor Anastasius (Ep.
As Gelasius, however, in a Roman synod (494), published his celebrated catalogue of the authentic writings of the Fathers, together with a list of apocryphal and interpolated works, as well as the proscribed books of the heretics (Ep.
The feast of St. Gelasius is kepton 21 Nov., the anniversary of his interment, though many writers give this as the day of his death.
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 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Pope Gelasius I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The so-called Decretum Gelasianum or Gelasian Decree was traditionally attributed to the prolific Pope Gelasius I, bishop of Rome 492 –; 496.
Some have asserted that Gelasius was a fl African by descent, because the Liber Pontificalis plainly states that he was natione Afer ('African by birthright').
Gelasius' letter to, the senator, covers the main lines of the controversy and incidentally offers some details of this festival combining fertility and purification that might have been lost otherwise.
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Now Gelasius drewupon both Ambrose and Augustine to formulate in 494 a political foundation for thewestern, Catholic church, based on a distinction of powers that was inherent in Roman law.
Gelasius noted that therewere figures in Biblical tradition who were both kings and priests, like Melchizedek, but that since Christ there were two foundations for power in the world:the prelates exercised sacred power, and the kings and emperors exercised royal power.
Gelasius' immediate problem was to keep the emperor out of doctrinal affairs by formulating a counterweight to the contrastingByzantine theory of power, generally characterized as Caesaropapism.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope St. Gelasius I
Gelasius had been much employed by his predecessor, Felix II (or III), especially in drawing up ecclesiastical documents, which has led some scholars to confuse the writings of the two pontiffs.
Gelasius nevertheless knew when to make exceptions or modifications, such as his decree obliging the reception of the Holy Eucharist under both kinds.
Gelasius composed many hymns, prefaces, and collects, and arranged a standard Mass-book, though the Missal that has commonly gone by his name, the "Sacramentarium Gelasianum", belongs properly to the next century.
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 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of November 21
Gelasius ordered the reception of the Eucharist in both forms, thus opposing the Manichaeans, who preached that wine was impure and sinful.
Among many rules which he established for the ministers of the church, Gelasius declares that its revenues are to be exactly divided into four parts: one is for the bishop, another for his clergy, the third for the poor, and the fourth for building.
Saint Gelasius also defended the rights of the patriarchates of Alexandria and Antioch against the encroachments of Constantinople and eloquently defended the rights of the Church against Emperor Anastasius in a famous letter to the emperor.
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Before his election as pope, 1 March, 492, Gelasius had been much employed by his predecessor, Felix II (or III), especially in drawing up ecclesiastical documents, which has led some scholars to confuse the writings of the two pontiffs.
As Gelasius, however, in a Roman synod (494), published his celebrated catalogue of the authentic writings of the Fathers, together with a list of apocryphal and interpolated works, as well as the proscribed books of the heretics (Ep.
In his zeal for the beauty and majesty of Divine service, Gelasius composed many hymns, prefaces, and collects, and arranged a standard Mass-book, though the Missal that has commonly gone by his name, the "Sacramentarium Gelasianum", belongs properly to the next century.
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 Cultural Catholic - Pope Gelasius I
Pope Gelasius I was a Roman son of African immigrants.
Pope Gelasius relentlessly restated that Rome owes its ecclesiastical princedom neither to an ecumenical synod nor to temporal importance, but to the Divine institution of Christ Himself, Who conferred the primacy upon Saint Peter and his successors.
During his four and a half year pontificate, Pope Gelasius I had a deep influence on the development of the political entity of the Church and on the liturgy and on ecclesiastical discipline.
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 Africans have contributed much to the growth of Christianity
Gelasius I devoted himself to uplifting the poor and the weak, even instructing his bishops to donate a quarter of their income to charity, emphasising that "nothing is more becoming to the priestly office than the protection of the poor and the weak."
Pope Gelasius I was also credited with ending the pagan ritual of Lupercalia, a fertility rite celebration where young men would dress in skins and strike any woman they met with a whip, believing that it conferred fertility and chased away bad luck.
Gelasius also wrote to a wealthy woman of rank, Femina, asking her to have the lands of St. Peter which were taken by the barbarians and the Romans returned to the church, since the lands were needed for the poor who were assembling in Rome.
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 The Ecole Glossary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The descendant of an African family, Pope/St. Gelasius I was born in Rome and served as archdeacon to Felix III before Gelasius was elected pope in 492.
Gelasius remained on good terms with Theodoric but had difficulties with the emperor of the East, Anastasius, because of the Henoticon, the monothelitic teachings of which the pope opposed.
Gelasius also opposed the celebration of the pagan feast, Lupercalia, and burned several Manichaen books.
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 Pope Gelasius I: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Heresy, according to the oxford english dictionary, is a "theological or religious opinion or doctrine maintained in opposition, or held to be contrary, to the...
The lupercalia was an annual roman festival held on february 15 to honour faunus, god of fertility and forests....
The eucharist is either the christian sacrament of consecrated bread and wine or the ritual surrounding it....
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 St. Gelasius Church saved?
For months, city officials claimed their hands were tied to save St. Gelasius, located just south of Hyde Park at 6415 S. Woodlawn Ave., due to a city ordinance that exempts religious institutions from landmark status protection impose by the government.
Gelasius isn't eligible for that exemption because it isn't functioning as a church now, but that could change with Friday's decision.
In the case of St. Gelasius, the city circumvented this law by arguing that the building was no longer a house of worship since it was not in use.
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 GELASIUS - Online Information article about GELASIUS
Gregory, but he can have composed only certain parts of it.
As to the so-called Decretum Gelasii de libris recipiendis et non recipiendis, it also is a compilation of documents anterior to Gelasius, and it is difficult to determine Gelasius's contributions to it.
At all events, as we know it, it is of See also:
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 St. Pachomius Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The descendant of an African family, Gelasius was born in Rome and served as archdeacon to Felix III before being elected pope in 492.
Gelasius remained on good terms with Theodoric but had difficulties with the emperor of the East, Anastasius I, because of the Henoticon, the monothelitic teachings of which the pope opposed.
Gelasius also opposed the celebration of the pagan feast, Lupercalia, and burned several Manichæan books.
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 21. november: Den hellige pave Gelasius I (pave nr 49)
Den skapte også økende uro i innflytelsesrike kretser i Roma.
Gelasius benyttet enhver anledning til å innprente sin overbevisning om Den romerske Stols primat, og han er den første pave vi kjenner som ble omtalt som «Kristi vikar» (ved den romerske synoden 13.
I sin vårsynode i 494 publiserte Gelasius dekretaler om rekruttering og utdannelse av presteskapet, en aktiv sjelesorg og fordeling av kirkelige midler.
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The archbishop of Armagh at the time was St. Gelasius who tried desperately to undo the damage done by the Normans and work for the upbuilding of the Irish Church.
Gelasius called a synod at Armagh in 1170 to try to deal with the Anglo-Norman takeover, but a synod at Cashel in the following year called by the papal legate who supported the Normans made any effort of the Irish useless.
Gerald of Wales thus describes what happened in the time of Gelasius: "The clergy of Ireland are reduced to beggary, the cathedral churches have been stripped of their possessions." It would take almost seven hundred years for Ireland to recover.
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 Gelasius I. - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Gelasius kam 483 in die Kanzlei von Papst Felix II.
Gelasius wird besonders für seine tatkräftigen Bemühungen um die Neuordnung der Messfeier gerühmt.
Gelasius zählte zu den herausragendsten Autoren seiner Zeit.
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 New Catholic Dictionary: Pope Saint Gelasius I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It took its name and importance from Acacius, Bishop of Caesarea, who rejected the term "consubstantial" but agreed to a "likeness" between the Father and the Son.
Gelasius insisted on the primacy of the bishops of Rome, banished the festival of Lupercalia, and ordered communion to be received under two forms, bread and wine.
By this means he separated the wine-refusing Manicheans from the Catholics.
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 AllRefer.com - Saint Gelasius I (Roman Catholic Popes And Antipopes) - Encyclopedia
Saint Gelasius I, Roman Catholic Popes And Antipopes
This contest was an opening wedge in the struggle between Constantinople and Rome.
In a letter to Anastasius, Gelasius argued that priestly authority (auctoritas) was weightier than royal power (potestas) because priests will be held accountable even for kings at the Last Judgment.
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 Catholic Citizens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Gelasius Catholic Church closed in June 2002 because of declining attendance.
Houses of worship are exempt from the city's ordinance governing historic landmarks, but city officials contended St. Gelasius was no longer a house of worship because it was not in use.
There are plenty of missionary Catholic orders of priests who would jump at the chance to take over St. Gelasius from the Carmelites, the order affiliated with the parish prior to its closing.
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 Pope Gelasius II - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Pope Gelasius II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Driven from Rome by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, who created an antipope (Gregory VIII), Gelasius took refuge in France, where he inaugurated a policy of alliance with the Capetians, and died at Cluny.
Gelasius was a monk at Monte Cassino, born in Gaeta.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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 Saint Gelasius I — Infoplease.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
This contest was an opening wedge in the struggle between Constantinople and Rome.
In a letter to Anastasius, Gelasius argued that priestly authority (
He left hundreds of letters, 6 theological treatises, and 18 mass formularies in the Leonine Sacramentary.
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 The ordination of women in the Roman Catholic Church
Such epistles were bound to circulate in all the communities and constituted for the hierarchy a kind of handbook for dealing with internal problems of disciplinary, doctrinal, or organizational matters.
In sum, we may infer from an analysis of Gelasius’ epistle that at the end of the fifth century, some women, having been ordained by bishops, were exercising a true and proper ministerial priesthood in a vast area of southern Italy.
The phenomenon deplored in the West by Gelasius was not unique in the ancient Church.
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By ordering that both bread and wine be used in the Communion service, he drove out of the church the heretical Manichaeans, who had vowed never to drink wine.
Gelasius was among the foremost writers of his time.
Many of his letters have been preserved, and by tradition he is credited with writing part of the so-called Leonine Sacramentary, a 6th-century compilation.
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 Vicar of Christ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vicar of Christ (Latin Vicarius Christi) has been used since Pope Gelasius I, alongside a few rarer 'vicarial' titles, as one of the titles of the Bishop of Rome, best known as Pope, as head of the universal apostolic Catholic church.
Feed my sheep" (John 21:16-17), by which He constituted the Prince of the Apostles guardian of His entire flock in His own place, thus making him His Vicar and fulfilling the promise made in Matthew 16:18-19.
In the course of the ages other vicarial designations have been used for the pope, as Vicar of St. Peter, Vicar of the Prince of the Apostles (again referring to the first Pope) and even Vicar of the Apostolic See (Pope Gelasius, I, Ep.
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