Julius I
Head of the Catholic Church from 337 to 352
d. 13 Apr 352
35th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 7 Feb 337–12 Apr 352
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 35 · 7 Feb 337 – 12 Apr 352
Pope Julius I was the bishop of Rome from 6 February 337 to his death on 12 April 352. He was appealed to by Athanasius when the latter was deposed from his position as patriarch by Arian bishops, Julius then supported Athanasius and condemned his deposition as unjust. He was notable for asserting the authority of the pope over the Arian Eastern bishops, as well as being attributed with the setting of December 25 as the official birthdate of Jesus.
Related people
Commemorated
Places
- Santa Maria in Trastevere burial
- Rome ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Chronograph of 354 (the Calendar of Filocalus) 1 claim — Depositio Episcoporum (part 11); Liberian Catalogue (part 13)
- Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of Julius I