Saint Nicholas I Biography
Saint Nicholas I Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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Date of Birth | 825 AD |
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Country of Birth | Italy in Europe |
Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Popes |
Profession | Missionary |
Place of Work | Italy |
Date of Death | 13 November 867 |
Place of Death | Rome, Italy |
Feast Day | November 13 |
Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
Canonization | Canonized by Pre-Congregation |
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Saint Nicholas I Biography
Pope Nicholas I was the son of the Theodore who held the title Defensor. He was an excellent student known for his piety and eloquence. Nicholas was ordained as a sub-deacon by Pope Sergius II and then a deacon by Pope Leo IV. He was elected pope after the disintegration of the empire of Charlemagne when Christianity was threatened by apathy and indifference, and churchmen were becoming worldly.
Nicholas became a vigorous, politically active pope who strengthened the Holy position. He reconciled temporal and religious disputes, often setting important precedents, such as upholding the right of a bishop to appeal to Rome against his archbishop. He also worked to prevent the proposed divorce of Lothair of Lotharingia who wished to re-marry. Even when Holy Roman Emperor Louis II occupied Rome, he refused to yield and finally forced Lothair to reinstate his wife.
Nicholas challenged the right of Photius to occupy the see of Constantinople and tried to get Saint Ignatius of Constantinople re-instated. He worked with Boris I to introduce Roman ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Bulgaria which had recently been converted by the Byzantines.
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