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St Sylvester I
33rd Roman Pontiff

St Sylvester I

SILVESTER
32nd Successor of St Peter · 314–335 · Rome · b. Fanum Sancti Angeli de Scala, Apulia et Calabria, Roman Empire
314
Elected
335
Reign ended
21 years
Length
4th
Century
The Life

Roman citizen. Feast day 31 December. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 2 January. Pope during the First Council of Nicaea (325), the first ecumenical council.

Under him were built: the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, the Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, and the Old St. Peter's Basilica. Stated to be the recipient of the Donation of Constantine, which was later shown to be a forgery.

Portrait: User:Sailko / Wikimedia Commons
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