Book Of The Popes (Liber Pontificalis), The
Louise Ropes Loomis
Number of quotes: 6
Book ID: 200 Page: 3
Section: 2D1
PrefaceJerome to the most blessed pope Damascus: {1}
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[footnote 1] These letters are obvious forgeries, designed to give the authority of two great names to the ensuing narrative. The author is even naive enough to attribute to Damasus and Jerome a history which covers a century or two beyond their time.
Quote ID: 4517
Time Periods: 4
Book ID: 200 Page: 4
Section: 2D1
1. PeterBlessed Peter,{1} the Antiochene, Blessed Peter, the apostle, and son of John, of the province chief of the apostles, the Antio-of Galilee and the town of chene, son of John, of the Bethsaida, brother of Andrew province of Galilee and the and chief of the apostles, town of Bethsaida, brother of
Andrew, first occupied the seat of the bishop in Anthiocia {2} for 7 years. This Peter entered the city of Rome when Nero was Caesar and there occupied the seat of the bishop for 25 years.
1 month and 8 days 2 months and 3 days
He was bishop in the time of Tiberius Caesar and of Gaius and of Tiberius Claudius and of Nero. {3}
He wrote two epistles which are called catholic, and the gospel of Mark, for Mark was his disciple and son by baptism; afterwards the whole source of the four gospels, which were confirmed by inquiring of him, that is Peter, and obtaining his testimony; although one gospel is couched in Greek, another in Hebrew, another in Latin, yet by his testimony were they all confirmed. {4}
Quote ID: 4518
Time Periods: 13
Book ID: 200 Page: 5
Section: 2D1
He ordained two bishops, Linus and Cletus, who in person fulfilled all the service of the priest in the city of Rome for the inhabitants and for strangers; then the blessed Peter gave himself to prayer and preaching, instructing the people.{1}He disputed many times with Simon Magus both before Nero, the emperor, and before the people, since by magic arts and trickery Simon was drawing away those whom the blessed Peter was gathering into the faith of Christ. And while they debated once at great length Simon was struck dead by the will of God.
He consecrated blessed Clement as bishop and committed to him the government of the see and all the church, saying: {2} “As unto me was delivered by my Lord Jesus Christ the power to govern and to bind and loose, so also I commit it unto thee, that thou mayest ordain stewards over divers matters who will carry onward the work of the church and mayest thyself not become engrossed with the cares of the world but mayest strive to give thyself solely to prayer and preaching to the people.”
After he had thus disposed affairs he received the crown of martyrdom with Paul in the year 38 after the Lords’s passion. {3}
He was buried also on the Via Aurelia, in the shrine of Apollo, near the place where he was crucified, near the palace of Nero, in the Vatican, {4} near the triumphal, district, {5} on June 29.
Quote ID: 4519
Time Periods: 13
Book ID: 200 Page: 45/46
Section: 2E1
He decreed that deacons should wear dalmatics {5} in church and napkins of mixed wool and linen over their left arms. {6}. . . .
He decreed that the sacrifice of the altar should be performed not upon a cloth of hair nor one that was colored, but only upon linen sprung from the earth, even as the body of our Lord Jesus Christ was buried in pure linen cloth.{1}
Quote ID: 4520
Time Periods: 7
Book ID: 200 Page: 47
Section: 2E3,3C
In his time Constantine Augustus built the following basilicas and adorned them.
Quote ID: 4521
Time Periods: 4
Book ID: 200 Page: 48
Section: 2E3,3C
4 crowns{3} of purest gold with 20 dolphins, weighing each fifteen lbs;A vaulting for the basilica of polished gold, in length and in breadth 500 lbs.;{4}
7 altars of purest silver, weighing each 200 lbs.;
7 golden patens, weighing each thirty lbs ;
16 silver patens, weighing each thirty lbs.;
7 goblets of purest gold, weighing each 10 lbs. ;
Pastor John’s note: etc.
Quote ID: 4522
Time Periods: 4
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