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Siricius

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[si-rish-ee-uhs] / sɪˈrɪʃ i əs /

noun

  1. Saint, died a.d. 399, pope 384–399.


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In 390, Pope Siricius declared Mary an “inviolate virgin” — that is, not only before conception but throughout her pregnancy and childbirth.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2010

St. Siricius, a Roman, died 25th Nov, 398 The first of whom we have an authentic decree 39.

From The Power Of The Popes by Daunou, Pierre Claude Fran?ois

In the sixth century, Dionysius-le-Petit was unable to collect any decretals, but those subsequent to St. Siricius, who died at the end of the fourth.

From The Power Of The Popes by Daunou, Pierre Claude Fran?ois

Well said Siricius of Rome of such men—"Can the Holy Spirit of God dwell in other than holy bodies?"

From Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face by Kingsley, Charles

Jovinian was a Roman monk, and was condemned, first by Siricius at Rome, then by St. Ambrose and other bishops at Milan, about A.D.

From Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity by Newman, John Henry