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Saint Sylvester I, Pope of Rome (+ 335)
Saint Sylvester guided the Church of Rome during the pivotal era of Emperor Constantine. Ordained as Bishop of Rome in 314, he oversaw the construction of magnificent churches including Saint John Lateran and Old Saint Peter’s Basilica. Though not personally attending the First Council of Nicaea, he sent representatives and endorsed its decisions. Continue reading
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Tagged 335 AD, basilica, bishop, Catacomb of Priscilla, Catholic, Christian history, Christianity, Constantine, Early Church, Empress Helen, faith, fourth century, Hagiography, martyrs, miracle, Nicaea, papal history, Pope, Rome, Saint, Sylvester I, Tarquinius, Zambres
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The 2025 Orthodox wall calendar is now available!
Order your 2025 wall calendar honouring the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, featuring Orthodox saints, feasts, fasting rules and hymns. Order now. Continue reading
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Tagged 2025 calendar, arius, byzantine, calendar, Christian Calendar, Christianity, church, church fathers, council, dogmatik hymns, ecclesiastical calendar, fasting, Feasts, liturgical calendar, Nicaea, Orthodox, Orthodox Christianity, orthodox church, Religious Art, religious calendar, saint john damascus, Saints, theotokos, wall calendar
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Eata, bishop of Hexham
Saint Eata, a native of Northumbria, was one of twelve original pupils at Lindisfarne under St Aidan. In 651, he became the first Abbot of Melrose, where he mentored Cuthbert. Continue reading
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Tagged 7th century, Anglo-Saxon England, Benedictine monks, british saints, Celtic Christianity, Christianity, Church History, Eata, ecclesiastical history, English monasteries, Hexham, Lindisfarne, medieval history, Melrose Abbey, monasticism, Northumbria, Orthodox, Orthodox Christian Church, religious history, Saints, shrewsbury, St Aidan, St Cuthbert
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