Wenceslas, Saint
Wenceslas, Saint (907–29) Prince of Bohemia and patron saint of the Czechs. In
c.925, he overthrew his mother who, as regent, had persecuted Christians. Wenceslas continued the Christianization of the country, which, together with his submission to the Germans, aroused opposition. He was killed by his brother and successor, Bolesław I.
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WHERE'S THE SAINT IN VALENTINE'S DAY?(Life and Arts)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 2/10/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...a single ad that put the "Saint" back in V.D. (Please...three different minor league saints have been credited over time...finally was declared the patron saint of lovers by Pope Gelasius. Before he perished, the...lingerie, the only time we say "Saint" and "Valentine" in the...
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Commentary; Black, beautiful and holy
Newspaper article from: New Pittsburgh Courier; 3/16/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...worship free of persecution. Saint Gelasius I, the 49th pope was born...Catholics celebrate many Black saints. Only the Vatican can declare someone a saint in the Catholic Church. Nomination...are among those honored as saints. Despite threats of persecution...Some Africans, such as ...
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SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY; The back story
Newspaper article from: Boise Weekly; 2/9/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Valentine's Day ... it is Saint Valentine's Day, a day to remember and reflect upon on the Saint. It is his day after all...recognizes three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus...martyred. Barring the true Saint Valentine finally stepping...forward 226 years to when Pope Gelasius ...
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Black, beautiful and holy
Newspaper article from: New York Beacon, The; 3/23/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...worship free of persecution. Saint Gelasius I, the 49th pope was born...Catholics celebrate many Black saints. Only the Vatican can declare someone, a saint in the Catholic Church. Nomination...are among those honored as saints. Despite threats of persecution...Some Africans, such as ...
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Correcting Historical Christian Inaccuracies
Newspaper article from: Sacramento Observer; 3/30/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...worship free of persecution. Saint Gelasius I, the 49th pope, was born...Catholics celebrate many Black saints. Only the Vatican can declare someone a saint in the Catholic Church. Nomination...are among those honored as saints. Despite threats of persecution...Some Africans, such as ...
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Black, beautiful and Holy
Newspaper article from: Miami Times; 3/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...worship free of persecution. Saint Gelasius I, the 49th pope was born...Catholics celebrate many Black saints. Only the Vatican can declare someone a saint in the Catholic Church. Nomination...are among those honored as saints. Despite threats of persecution...Some Africans, such as ...
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Time for a Third-World Pope
Newspaper article from: New York Beacon, The; 4/20/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...beginning with St. Peter. Saint Victor I, from Northern Africa...African Heritage Bible. Besides Saint Victor I, there was Militiades...buried in the famous catacombs. Saint Gelasius I, the 49th pope was born...celebrate the Black popes and saints from Africa and Latin America...
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The next pope could be Black or Hispanic
Newspaper article from: New Pittsburgh Courier; 4/6/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...the Vatican. The three earlier African popes, all of them now saints, were: Pope Saint Victor 1 (183-203 A.D.), Pope Saint Gelasius 1 (492-496 A.D.) and Pope Saint Miliades 1 (311-314 A.D.). Some scholars are saying it...
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Top Drawer Stuff
Newspaper article from: New York Beacon, The; 4/13/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...history; there have been three previous Black Popes from Africa (all of whom are now Saints): Pope Saint Victory I, Pope Saint Gelasius I, and Pope Saint Miltiades I. The Dean of the New York Congressional Delegation was among several associates...
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Dear Mirror: For the record.(Letters)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 4/25/2005; 295 words
; ...eight out of 10 not six (Page 43, April 16). -THERE may have been three black popes - Saint Victor I (189-199), Saint Gelasius I (492-496) and Saint Miltiades I (310-314). All were from Africa though that does not mean they were black...
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Saint Gelasius I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint Gelasius I , d. 496, pope (492-96); successor of St. Felix III (also known...struggle between Constantinople and Rome. In a letter to Anastasius, Gelasius argued that priestly authority ( auctoritas ) was weightier than royal...
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Saint Gregory I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint Gregory I (Saint Gregory the Great), c.540-604...1844-50); Dialogues, lives of saints, including St. Benedict, a widely...of the Gelasian Sacramentary (see Gelasius I, Saint), and the Gregorian antiphonary...
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Dionysius Exiguus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...time already a wellknown scholar who had been summoned by Pope Gelasius I to the city to organize the internal archives of the church...Dionysius also translated a number of texts describing the lives of saints, as well as theological works that recount early doctrinal...
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