Julius I.

Pope Julius I, 12th century mosaic in the apse of the Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere , Rome

Julius I ( Latin : from the Julier family ; * in Rome ; † April 12, 352 ) was elected Bishop of Rome ( Pope ) on February 6, 337 after a four-month vacancy , and held this office until his death on April 12 , 337 April 352.

Julius is particularly known for his role during the Arian controversy .

After the followers of Eusebius of Nicomedia at the Synod of Antioch in the year 341 renewed the deposition of Athanasius the Great , they decided to send delegates to the Western Roman Emperor Constans and to Pope Julius. The latter invited both parties, after having expressed his favorable opinion to Athanasius, to submit their cases to a synod he chaired. However, both parties rejected this proposal.

During his second exile from Alexandria, Athanasius came to Rome and was recognized there as a regular bishop by the synod held in 342 . At the Council of Serdica , the 76 participating Eastern bishops withdrew to Philippopolis and announced the deposition of Julius, Athanasius and others. The 300 western bishops confirmed the resolutions of the Roman synod and in turn declared the eastern bishops deposed. The rights of revision claimed by Julius in the 3rd, 4th and 5th decrees and the confirmation at this council clearly strengthened the papacy's position.

Julius is considered to be the builder of the churches of Santa Maria in Trastevere and Santi XII Apostoli in Rome. It was also he who finally set the feast day of the birth of Jesus on December 25th . He was venerated as a saint in Rome from an early age. His (Catholic) feast day is April 12th. He is considered the patron saint of latrine cleaners .

literature

Hans-Udo Rosenbaum: Julius I. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 3, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-035-2 , Sp. 808-811. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
Hans Lietzmann : Iulius 11 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume X, 1, Stuttgart 1918, Col. 108 f.
Manlio Simonetti: Giulio I. In: Enciclopedia dei Papi. Rome 2000.
Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia , Robert Appleton Company, New York 1913.

Individual proof

^ Baus, Karl; Ewig, Eugen: The Imperial Church according to Constantine the Great, The Church from Nikaia to Chalkedon (= Handbook of Church History Vol. 2), Freiburg / Basel / Vienna 1973, p. 40.

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predecessor	Office	successor
Marcus	Bishop of Rome (the term Pope was first used after 384) 337–352	Liberius

personal data
SURNAME	Julius I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Rome (337–352)
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd century or 4th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rome
DATE OF DEATH	April 12, 352

[1] Baus, Karl; Ewig, Eugen: The Imperial Church according to Constantine the Great, The Church from Nikaia to Chalkedon (= Handbook of Church History Vol. 2), Freiburg / Basel / Vienna 1973, p. 40.