Gelasius I.

Pope Gelasius distinguished between the roles of emperor and pope . This distinction had a significant impact on the Middle Ages, including the interpretation of the two-sword theory. Heidelberg Schwabenspiegel manuscript (Heidelberg, University Library, Cod. Pal. Germ. 167, fol. 18r).

Gelasius I († 496 ?) Was a Roman pope from around 492 to around 496. The pontificate is assumed to last from March 1, 492 to November 21, 496. He was probably the third African pope. His name means: "the cheerful one" (Greek).

Pope Gelasius I formulated against Emperor Anastasius I , Odoacer and Theodoric the ratio of the papacy ( "auctoritas sacrata pontificum") and the Empire ( "regalis potestas") as the two together the world ruling powers within the meaning of the returned him two- Swords theory . He advocated the assertion of the rights and possessions remaining to the Bishop of Rome in southern and central Italy .

Gelasius is also known for the first evidence of the adjective modernus , which he uses to separate new teachings ( admonitiones modernas ) from old rules ( antiquis regulis ).

Catholic memorial day is November 21st.

literature

Rudolf Schieffer : Gelasius I. In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 4, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-7608-8904-2 , Sp. 1197.
Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Gelasius I. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 197-199. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
John FX Murphy: Pope St. Gelasius I . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 6, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1909.

Web links

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Gelasius I. in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints , accessed on May 10, 2015
Complete works of Migne Patrologia Latina with table of contents

Remarks

↑ Gelasius: Ad Rufinum et Aprilem episcopos. In: Andreas Thiel (Ed.): Epistolae Romanorum Pontificum Genuinae. Vol. 1, Peter, Braunsberg 1867, p. 389.
↑ Gelasius: Ad Martyrium et Justum episcopos. In: Andreas Thiel (Ed.): Epistolae Romanorum Pontificum Genuinae. Vol. 1, Braunsberg 1867, p. 386.

predecessor	Office	successor
Felix II	Pope 492-496	Anastasius II

personal data
SURNAME	Gelasius I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Patriarch of Rome (492–496)
DATE OF BIRTH	before 492
DATE OF DEATH	unsure: 496

[1] Gelasius: Ad Rufinum et Aprilem episcopos. In: Andreas Thiel (Ed.): Epistolae Romanorum Pontificum Genuinae. Vol. 1, Peter, Braunsberg 1867, p. 389.

[2] Gelasius: Ad Martyrium et Justum episcopos. In: Andreas Thiel (Ed.): Epistolae Romanorum Pontificum Genuinae. Vol. 1, Braunsberg 1867, p. 386.