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Peter Chrysologus

Saint Peter Chrysologus (Petros Chrysologos meaning Peter the "golden-worded") (c.380–c. 450) was Bishop of Ravenna

Bishop of Ravenna

This page is a list of Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops of Ravenna, and of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia. The earlier ones were frequently tied to the Exarchate of Ravenna....
from about 433 AD until his death. He is revered as a saint

Saint

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by the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

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, and was declared a Doctor of the Church

Doctor of the Church

Doctor of the Church is a title given by a variety of Christian churches to individuals whom they recognize as having been of particular importance, particularly regarding their additions to theological or doctrinal matters....
by Pope Benedict XIII

Pope Benedict XIII

Pope Benedict XIII , born Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini, was pope from 1724 until his death. He succeeded Pope Innocent XIII ....
in 1729.

r was born in Imola

Imola

Imola is a town, comune in the province of Bologna, located on the Santerno river, in the Emilia-Romagna region of north-central Italy. The town is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical region Romagna....
, where he was ordained

Ordination

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a deacon

Deacon

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by Cornelius, Bishop of Imola. He was made an archdeacon

Archdeacon

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through the influence of Emperor Valentinian III

Valentinian III

Flavius Placidus Valentinianus , known in English as Valentinian III, was among the last Western Roman Emperors ....
. Pope Sixtus III

Pope Sixtus III

Pope Saint Sixtus III was pope from July 31, 432 to August 18, 440.The name of Sixtus is often connected with a great building boom in Rome: Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill was dedicated during his pontificate and he built Santa Maria Maggiore, whose dedication to Mary, the mother of Jesus the Mother of God reflected his acceptance of the...
appointed Peter to the See

See

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of Ravenna in about the year 433, apparently rejecting the candidate elected by the people of the city.

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Saint Peter Chrysologus (Petros Chrysologos meaning Peter the "golden-worded") (c.380–c. 450) was Bishop of Ravenna

Bishop of Ravenna

Saint

Roman Catholic Church

Doctor of the Church

Pope Benedict XIII

Pope Benedict XIII , born Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini, was pope from 1724 until his death. He succeeded Pope Innocent XIII ....
in 1729.

Life

Peter was born in Imola

Imola

Ordination

In general religious use, ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration, that is, set apart as clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies....
a deacon

Deacon

Archdeacon

Valentinian III

Flavius Placidus Valentinianus , known in English as Valentinian III, was among the last Western Roman Emperors ....
. Pope Sixtus III

Pope Sixtus III

See

Pope Leo I

Pope Leo I, or Pope Saint Leo the Great, was pope from 29 September, 440 to 10 November, 461.He was an Italian aristocrat, and is the earliest pope of the Roman Catholic Church to have received the title "the Great"....
. Eutyches

Eutyches

Eutyches was a presbyter and archimandrite at Constantinople. He first came to notice in 431 at the council of Ephesus, for his vehement opposition to the teachings of Nestorius; his condemnation of Nestorianism as heresy precipitated his being denounced as a heretic himself....
appealed to Peter to intervene with the pope on his behalf after he was denounced at a synod held in Constantinople

Constantinople

Constantinople was the empire capital of the Roman Empire , the Byzantine Empire , the Latin Empire , and the Ottoman Empire . Strategically located between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara at the point where Europe meets Asia, Byzantine Constantinople had been the capital of a Christendom empire, successor to ancient ancient Greece...
in 448. The text of Peter's letter in response to Eutyches has been preserved in the "Acts of the Council of Chalcedon
Council of Chalcedon

The Council of Chalcedon is believed to have been the fourth ecumenical council by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. It was held from 8 October to 1 November 451 at Chalcedon , today the district of Kadik?y on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, incorporated into the city of Istanbul....
;" in it, Peter admonishes Eutyches to accept the ruling of the synod and to give obedience to the Bishop of Rome

Bishop of Rome

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as the successor of Saint Peter

Saint Peter

Saint Peter was a leader of the early Christianity church, who features prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles....
.

Known as "The Doctor of Homilies," Peter was known for his short but inspired talks; he is said to have been afraid of boring his audience. After hearing his first homily as bishop, Empress Galla Placidia

Galla Placidia

File:Aelia Galla Placidia.jpgAelia Galla Placidia was the Empress consort of Constantius III, Western Roman Empire....
is said to have given him the surname "Chrysologus," by which he is known. Galla Placidia was to become the patroness of many of Peter's projects. Peter spoke against the Arian

Arianism

Arianism is the theological teaching of Arius , a Christian priest, who was first ruled a heresy at the First Council of Nicea, later exonerated and then pronounced a heretic again after his death....
and Monophysite teachings, condemning them as heresies

Heresy

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, and explained topics such as the Apostles' Creed

Apostles' Creed

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, John the Baptist

John the Baptist

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, the Blessed Virgin Mary

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, and the mystery of the Incarnation

Incarnation

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, in simple and clear language. Peter advocated daily reception of Holy Communion. He urged his listeners to have confidence to the forgiveness offered through Christ.

In the eighth century Felix of Ravenna

Felix of Ravenna

Felix was an archbishop of Ravenna of the eighth century, in office 709 to his death.He was consecrated by Pope Constantine, but soon afterwards asserted his independence from Rome....
preserved 176 of his homilies.

Death and veneration

St Peter died in the year 450 or later, when on a visit to his birthplace. Older reference books say he died on December 2, but a more recent interpretation of the ninth-century "Liber Pontificalis Ecclesiae Ravennatis" indicated that he died on July 31. When in 1729 he was declared a Doctor of the Church

Doctor of the Church

Tridentine Calendar

The Tridentine Calendar is the calendar of saints to be honoured in the official liturgy of the Roman Rite during the course of the liturgical year....
, was inserted in the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints

Roman Catholic calendar of saints

The General Roman Calendar indicates the days of the year to which are assigned the liturgical celebrations of Saint and of the mysteries of the Jesus Christ that are to be observed wherever the Roman Rite is used....
for celebration on December 4. With the reform of the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints in 1969 his feast was moved to July 30..

A contemporary portrait of St Peter Chrysologus is found in the mosaics of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista in Ravenna, where he is depicted among the members of the eastern and western imperial family, showing his extraordinary influence.

Peter Chrysologus

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Death and veneration

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