Hippolytus of Rome, Saint

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• Hippolytus of Rome, Saint — ▪ antipope born c. 170 died c. 235, , Sardinia; Western feast day August 13, Eastern feast day January 30       Christian martyr who was also the first antipope (217/218–235).       Hippolytus was a leader of the Roman church during the… …   Universalium

• Hippolytus of Rome — For places named after the saint, see Saint Hippolyte Infobox Saint name=Saint Hippolytus of Rome birth date=c. 170 death date=c. 236 feast day=Roman Catholic Church: 13 August Eastern Orthodox Church: 30 January venerated in=Roman Catholic… …   Wikipedia

• Hippolytus, Canons of Saint — ▪ Christian literature formally  Canons of the Church and Precepts Written by Hippolytus, Archbishop of Rome, According to the Ordinances of the Apostles        a collection of 38 canons (church regulations) preserved in an Arabic translation.… …   Universalium

• St. Hippolytus of Rome —     St. Hippolytus of Rome     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Hippolytus of Rome     Martyr, presbyter and antipope; date of birth unknown; d. about 236. Until the publication in 1851 of the recently discovered Philosophumena , it was impossible… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Saint Hippolytus — is usually understood to mean Hippolytus of Rome, a Roman priest celebrated in a common feast with Pope Pontian on 13 August as having both won the martyr s crown after being exiled to Sardinia after a period in which the priest had opposed the… …   Wikipedia

• Hippolytus, Saints — • Several mentions of a saint or saints named Hippolytus occur in the Roman Martyrology. Some must be identified with Hippolytus of Rome, but at least one (a Greek martyr ) cannot possibly be the same person as the Roman presbyter Catholic… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Saint Andrew — For other uses, see Saint Andrew (disambiguation). Saint Andrew the Apostle Saint Andrew, by José de Ribera Apostle, First called Born early 1st cent …   Wikipedia

• Saint Matthias — For other uses, see Saint Matthias (disambiguation). Saint Matthias Workshop of Simone Martini Apostle Born 1st century AD Judaea …   Wikipedia

• Rome — • The significance of Rome lies primarily in the fact that it is the city of the pope Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rome     Rome     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …   Universalium