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Liberius

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Liberius , d. 366, pope (352-66), a Roman; successor of St. Julius I. At the beginning of his pontificate, the status of Athanasius was still disputed, and Liberius requested Emperor Constantius II to call the Council of Arles (353). Subdued by imperial favor toward Arianism , the papal legates signed against Athanasius, but Liberius refused to be coerced or bribed. He was banished to Thrace by Constantius, who set up an antipope, Felix . In 358, Liberius was permitted to return to Rome after signing a vaguely worded creed and repudiating communion with Athanasius. Felix was for... Read more

Liberius
Liberius, Pope from 352 to 366. Ordered by the Arian Emp. Constantius to assent to the condemnation of St Athanasius as a rebel, Liberius refused and was banished from Rome in 355. In 357 he submitted and in 358 he was allowed to reoccupy his see, having agreed... Read more

Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome. The church was founded by Pope Liberius (352–66); the present structure was erected under Sixtus III (432–40). According to a medieval tradition the site... Read more

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	Date of birth.(Letters) ; ...that the nominal birth date of Jesus was January 6, and is still celebrated as such by millions of Christians. In 354AD Pope Liberius displaced it to December 25, a date which had been in popular use since about 350BC which was within a day or two of popular... Read more
	Monkey business: Army cadets build new enclosure for chimps at Edinburgh Zoo.(News) ; Three-year-old Liberius looks around the new chimpanzee enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo for the first time. The enclosure was built by 20 Army Cadets from Aberdeen... Read more
	Ding dong merrily on Hollywood; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.(Column) ; ...and is the celebration of the birth of Jesus. The first recorded observance occurred in Rome in AD360. On December 25, Bishop Liberius consecrated Marcella, the sister of St Ambrose, as a nun, and in his message he referred to 'the birth-festival of thy Bridegroom... Read more
	Elizabeth Fentress, Caroline J. Goodson, Margaret L. Laird & Stephanie C. Leone. Walls and Memory: The Abbey of San Sebastiano at Alatri (Lazio), from Late Roman Monastery to Renaissance Villa and Beyond.(Book review) ; ...unknown, despite the existence of important late thirteenth-century frescoes. San Sebastiano has, however, long been linked to Liberius, a late Roman patrician who is recorded by Gregory the Great as having founded an abbey in the early sixth century, and installed... Read more
	WHAT'S ON WORLDWIDE ; ...set to adorn the seven stages of this island jamboree. 5 AUGUST Italy According to legend, the Virgin Mary appeared to Pope Liberius in a vision predicting snow in Rome and instructed a church to be built where it fell. Sure enough, the following day (5 August... Read more
	Ancient harvest festivals were like modern-day Christmas celebrations. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers) ; ...was born. December 25 was picked by a bishop of Rome named Liberius in the year 354. The bishop probably decided to celebrate Christmas...the cross. QUESTIONS 1. The Roman god of the harvest was (a) Liberius, (b) Mithras, (c) Saturn. 2. St. Nicholas brought gifts on... Read more
	Letter to the Editor: Hic, haec, hoax ; ...Professor Huxley (Letters, October 6). The author is the satirist Publius Epistulus Hoaxleius. The last lines of the poem go: Liberius si dixero quid, si forte iocose, Hoaxleio ignosces, artifici nitido. If I have spoken too freely or jokesy, Forgive that elegant... Read more
	Church honors feast of Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome.(Main News) ; ...based on a story that took place during the pontificate of Pope Liberius (352 to 366). According to an ancient tradition, an aristocratic...basilica was built on the spot which was covered with snow. Pope Liberius built a church on the Esquiline Hill which was later enlarged... Read more
	Hill thrills.(Lifestyle) ; ...recognised Mary as the mother of God in AD431. However, legend has it that on August 5, AD352, the Virgin appeared to Pope Liberius in a dream, commanding him to build a church in a place marked by a miraculous snowfall. The next morning, there was snow in... Read more
	Letter: Origins of Christmas.(Features) ; ...were feeling marginalised, specified December 25 as the official date of the birth of Jesus Christ. Then in 354AD Archbishop Liberius of Rome officially ordered his bishops and their congregations to celebrate this day as Christmas. This was soon adopted by... Read more

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