• November 8th - Adeodatus I

    From rich@1:396/4 to All on Wed Nov 7 07:59:03 2018
    From: rich <richarra@gmail.com>

    November 8th - Adeodatus I, Pope (RM)
    =C2 (also known as Deusdedit)

    Born in Rome; died in Rome November 8, 618. Son of a subdeacon,
    Stephen, Adeodatus was consecrated pope on October 19, 615. He
    encouraged the secular clergy and devoted much of his time to aiding
    the needy, especially during the disastrous earthquake that devastated
    Rome in August 618. He also worked untiringly for the plague-stricken
    when the pestilence followed in Rome.

    His pontificate was filled with troubles, civil commotions, and
    natural disasters. Rebels flouted the imperial authority both at
    Ravenna and Naples. Up north at Ravenna the exarch John, along with
    other imperial officials, had been murdered. Down south at Naples a
    certain John of Compsa had risen in revolt, taken over the town, and
    proclaimed his independence of the Emperor Heraclius.

    Heraclius, who had succeeded the weak Phocas in 610, was not the man
    to allow his empire to fall to pieces. He sent his able chamberlain,
    the Patrician Eleutherius to correct the problems in his Italian
    dominions. Eleutherius acted with vigor. First he restored order in
    Ravenna. Then he marched south along the Flaminian Way. After pausing
    in Rome to receive a warm welcome from the loyal Pope, he marched on
    Naples, stormed the city, and put the rebel John to death. Instead of
    letting well enough alone, however, Eleutherius turned on the Lombards
    and rekindled a war which soon he was forced to end by once more
    buying off those tough barbarians.

    Pope Adeodatus was especially fond of his secular clergy and seems to
    have leaned on them rather than on monks for support. His love for his
    secular clergy was manifested even after death, for in his will he
    left a sum of money to be distributed among them.

    According to tradition, he was the first pope to use lead seals
    (bullae) on papal documents, which in time came to be called bulls.
    There still exists such a leaden bulla dating from this pope's reign.
    In all ancient Benedictine menologies he is called a Benedictine monk,
    but there is no certain evidence for it (Benedictines, Brusher,
    Delaney).


    Saint Quote:
    My daughter, I see more Pharisees among Christians than there were
    around Pilate.
    -- St Margaret of Cortona

    Bible Quote:
    Lie not one to another: stripping yourselves of the old man with his
    deeds, And putting on the new, him who is renewed unto knowledge,
    according to the image of him that created him.=C2 (Col. 3:9-10) DRB


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