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==== 4th century ==== {{pope list begin portraitless|title=Popes of the 4th century}} {{pope list item portraitless | 30 | 27 May 308 –<br>16 January 309<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|308|05|27|309|01|16}})}} | '''St [[Pope Marcellus I|Marcellus I]]'''<br>{{small|'''MARCELLVS'''}} | Rome, Italy, Roman Empire | | [[Roman citizen]]. Banished from Rome under [[Maxentius]] (309); feast day 16 January. }} {{pope list item portraitless | 31 | 18 April 309 –<br>17 August 310<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|309|04|18|310|08|17}})}} | '''St [[Pope Eusebius|Eusebius]]'''<br>{{small|'''EVSEBIVS'''}} | Achaea, Roman Empire | | [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent. Banished by Emperor [[Maxentius]] and died in exile; feast day 17 August. }} {{pope list item portraitless | 32 | 2 July 311 –<br>10 January 314<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|311|07|02|314|01|10}})}} | '''St [[Pope Miltiades|Miltiades]]'''<br>(Melchiades)<br>{{small|'''MILTIADES'''}} | Africa, Roman Empire | | [[Roman citizen]] of [[Berbers|Berber]] descent. Feast day 10 January. First pope after the end of the persecution of Christians through the [[Edict of Milan]] (313 AD), issued by Emperor [[Constantine I (emperor)|Constantine I]]. Presided over the [[Lateran council|Lateran Council of 313]]. }} {{pope list item portraitless | 33 | 31 January 314 –<br>31 December 335<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|314|01|31|335|12|31}})}} | '''St [[Pope Sylvester I|Sylvester I]]'''<br>{{small|'''SILVESTER'''}} | [[Sant'Angelo a Scala|Fanum Sancti Angeli de Scala]], [[Province of Apulia and Calabria|Apulia et Calabria]], Roman Empire | | [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 31 December. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 2 January. Pope during the [[First Council of Nicaea]] (325), the first ecumenical council. Under him were built: the [[Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran]], the [[Santa Croce in Gerusalemme]], and the [[Old St. Peter's Basilica]]. Stated to be the recipient of the [[Donation of Constantine]], which was later shown to be a forgery. }} {{pope list item portraitless | 34 | 18 January 336 –<br>7 October 336<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|336|01|18|336|10|07}})}} | '''St [[Pope Mark|Mark]]'''<br>{{small|'''MARCVS'''}} | Rome, Italy, Roman Empire | | [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 7 October. Compiled stories of martyrs and bishops before his time. May have founded two churches in the area of Rome: Church of San Marco and a church at the Catacomb of Balbina, a cemetery. }} {{pope list item portraitless | 35 | 6 February 337 –<br>12 April 352<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|337|02|06|352|04|12}})}} | '''St [[Pope Julius I|Julius I]]'''<br>{{small|'''IVLIVS'''}} | Rome, Italy, Roman Empire | | [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 12 April. He was involved in the [[Arian]] controversy, supporting [[Athanasius of Alexandria]]. }} {{pope list item portraitless | 36 | 17 May 352 –<br>24 September 366<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|352|05|17|366|09|24}})}} | '''[[Pope Liberius|Liberius]]'''<br>{{small|'''LIBERIVS'''}} | Rome, Italy, Roman Empire | | [[Roman citizen]]. Banished by the Arian-leaning Emperor [[Constantius II]] and later yielding to him. Earliest pope not canonized by the Latin Church. Revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 27 August.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=102408 |title=OCA – St Liberius the Pope of Rome |publisher=Ocafs.oca.org |access-date=23 February 2013 |archive-date=29 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029032025/http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=102408 |url-status=live}}</ref> }} |-style="vertical-align:top; background:#ccc;" | style="text-align:center;"| — | 355 –<br>22 November 365<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|355|11|22|365|11|22}})}} | ''[[Antipope Felix II|Felix II]]''<br>{{small|'''''FELIX''' Secundus''}} | style="font-size:85%"| c. 300 Rome, Italy, Roman Empire | style="font-size:85%"| 55 / 65 | style="font-size:85%"| [[Roman citizen]]. In opposition to [[Pope Liberius|Liberius]]. Installed by Arian-leaning Emperor [[Constantius II]]. {{pope list item portraitless | 37 | 1 October 366 –<br>11 December 384<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|366|10|01|384|12|11}})}} | '''St [[Pope Damasus I|Damasus I]]'''<br>{{small|'''DAMASVS'''}} | c. 305 [[Idanha-a-Nova|Egitania]], [[Lusitania]] or Rome, Italy, Roman Empire | 60 / 78 | [[Roman citizen]]. First pope from modern-day [[Portugal]]. Feast day 11 December. Patron of [[Jerome]], commissioned the [[Vulgate]] translation of the Bible. Pope during the [[First Council of Constantinople]] (381), the second ecumenical council, and the [[Council of Rome]] (382). First pope to be the official head of the church after Emperor [[Gratian]] abdicated the title of ''[[Pontifex Maximus]]''. }} |-style="vertical-align:top; background:#ccc;" | style="text-align:center;"| — | 1 October 366 –<br>16 November 367<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|366|10|01|367|11|16}})}} | ''[[Antipope Ursicinus|Ursinus]]''<br>{{small|'''''VRSINVS'''''}} | style="font-size:85%"| Rome, Italy, Roman Empire | style="font-size:85%"| | style="font-size:85%"| [[Roman citizen]]. In opposition to [[Pope Damasus I|Damasus I]]. Banished to [[Gallia]] by Emperor [[Valentinian II]] after a war between two sects and died after 384. {{pope list item portraitless | 38 | 17 December 384 –<br>26 November 399<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|384|12|17|399|11|26}})}} | '''St [[Pope Siricius|Siricius]]'''<br>{{small|'''SIRICIVS'''}} | c. 334 Rome, Italy, Roman Empire | 50 / 65 | [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 26 November. His famous letters—the earliest surviving texts of papal decretals—were focused particularly on religious discipline and include decisions on baptism, consecration, ordination, penance, and continence. Siricius's important decretal of 386 (written to Bishop [[Himerius of Tarragona]]), commanding celibacy for priests, was the first decree on this subject.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Siricius |title=Saint Siricius|access-date=24 June 2015|archive-date=11 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411175106/http://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Siricius|url-status=live}}</ref> }} {{pope list item portraitless | 39 | 27 November 399 –<br>19 December 401<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|399|11|27|401|12|19}})}} | '''St [[Pope Anastasius I|Anastasius I]]'''<br>{{small|'''ANASTASIVS'''}} | Rome, Italy, Roman Empire | | [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 19 December. Instructed priests to stand and bow their heads as they read from the [[Gospels]]. }} {{pope list end}}
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