Damasus I

pope

b. 305 · d. 11 Dec 384

37th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 1 Oct 366–11 Dec 384

Offices

Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 37 · 1 Oct 366 – 11 Dec 384

Pope Damasus I, also known as Damasus of Rome, was the bishop of Rome from October 366 to his death in 384. He presided over the Council of Rome of 382, which established the canon, or official list, of sacred scripture.

Related people

Irena sibling of · traditional
Liberius succeeded · traditional
Siricius preceded · traditional

Works

epigrammata

Commemorated

Damasus I

Places

Egitania birth
Rome ministry

How we know

Recorded as a historical figure.

Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of Damasus I

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