Sylvester I

33rd pope and saint (reigned 314-335)

b. 3rd century · d. 31 Dec 335

33rd Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 31 Jan 314–31 Dec 335

Offices

Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 33 · 31 Jan 314 – 31 Dec 335

Pope Sylvester I was the bishop of Rome from 31 January 314 until his death on 31 December 335. He filled the See of Rome at an important era in the history of the Western Church, though very little is known of his life.

Related people

Miltiades succeeded · traditional
Mark preceded · traditional

Commemorated

Sylvester I

Places

Rome ministry
Catacomb of Priscilla burial

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 Sylvester I

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