Adeodatus I.

Adeodatus I, depiction in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Adeodatus I (also known as Deusdedit I ; † November 8, 618 in Rome ) was Pope from October 19, 615 until his death .

Life

He was born in Rome as the son of the subdeacon Stephen. The date of birth is not known. It is reported that Adeodatus was a Benedictine monk , but this has not been confirmed. Before being elected Pope, he was presbyter in Rome for about 40 years . He died in Rome on November 8, 618 and was buried in St. Peter's Basilica . The cause of death is unknown, presumably he died of the plague .

Legend

Shortly after his election, in the year 615, Rome was supported by a leprosy - Epidemic taken. Adeodatus worried about the sick. In the Martyrologium Romanum it is reported that he is said to have healed a leper with a kiss.

pontificate

He was the first to use a papal seal ( bulla ) on official documents. It was made of lead and showed Christ as the Good Shepherd , the Alpha and the Omega and the inscription "Deus dedit Pape". The term papal bull also comes from this period . In contrast to his predecessors, he not only awarded church offices to aristocrats and wealthy citizens, but also promoted the simple clergy and supported the clergy against political attacks. His arrangement “Hic constituit secundam missam in Clero” is controversial, with which he is supposed to have abolished the custom according to which only one holy mass sacrifice per day may be celebrated in one and the same church .

Adoration

He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church . The Catholic Memorial Day is the day of his death, November 8th. He is shown in the papal robe with the tiara and a cross bar with 3 crossbars as attributes .

literature

Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Deusdedit (also called Adeodatus I.). In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 1274. ( Article / beginning of article in the Internet archive )
Lexicon of the Saints, p. 16/17, Weltbild Publishing Group , Augsburg , 2005, ISBN 3-8289-4980-0 .

Web links

Commons : Adeodatus I - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Claudio Rendina, Donatella Paradisi, Le strade di Roma . Volume 1, p. 46. ISBN 88-541-0208-3
↑ Stadler's Complete Lexicon of Saints [1]

predecessor	Office	successor
Boniface IV	Pope 615-618	Boniface V.

personal data
SURNAME	Adeodatus I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Deusdedit I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Pope (615-618)
DATE OF BIRTH	6th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rome
DATE OF DEATH	November 8, 618
Place of death	Rome

[1] Claudio Rendina, Donatella Paradisi, Le strade di Roma . Volume 1, p. 46. ISBN 88-541-0208-3

[2] Stadler's Complete Lexicon of Saints [1]