Person
Damasus I
bishop of Rome 366–384
Bishop of Rome
Attested. The schism and the commissions are documented.
Damasus won a bloody contested election against Ursinus. He promoted the cult of the Roman martyrs, commissioned Jerome's biblical work, and asserted Roman authority in eastern disputes. His election is a reminder that 'the papacy' in this century was still a local church with imperial politics.
Places
Councils
No council in this list names them as a participant.
Sources
No separate modern citation is attached to this biography. The confidence note is the atlas summary of the evidence.
Catalog editions
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