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Saturday Saints- #68

Donal Graeme
May 16, 2015

Some of my readers have in the past requested that I feature more controversial figures for my Saturday Saints posts. With that in mind, and guided by the fact we are on the letter “N”, our saint for today is Pope Nicholas I:

Pope Saint Nicholas I (Latin: Nicholaus I; c. 800 â 13 November 867), also called Saint Nicholas the Great, was Pope from 24 April 858 to his death in 867. He is remembered as a consolidator of papal authority and power, exerting decisive influence upon the historical development of the papacy and its position among the Christian nations of Western Europe. Nicholas I asserted that the pope should have suzerain authority over all Christians, even royalty, in matters of faith and morals.

He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, with a feast day on 13 November.

He refused to grant an annulment to King Lothair II of Lotharingia from Teutberga so that Lothair could marry his mistress Waldrada. When a Council pronounced in favor of annulment, Nicholas I declared the Council to be deposed, its messengers excommunicated, and its decisions void. Despite pressure from the Carolingians, who laid siege to Rome, his decision held. During his reign, relations with the Byzantine Empire soured over his support for Ignatius, Patriarch of Constantinople, who had been removed from his post in favor of Photius.

Far more can be found out about him at his wiki, located here.

Pope Nicholas I

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Title Saturday Saints- #68
Author Donal Graeme
Date May 16, 2015 8:00 PM UTC (8 years ago)
Blog Donal Graeme
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