17 events with tag "bishop"
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ID: 4100
Martyrdom of St. James the Just - brother of the Lord, first bishop of Jerusalem, thrown from Temple pinnacle then stoned
ID: 4100
107
ID: 4109
St. Simeon of Jerusalem martyred at 120 - successor of James the Just, crucified under Trajan after long torture
ID: 4109
177
ID: 4117
St. Pothinus martyred at 90 - first bishop of Lyon, died in prison from torture during Marcus Aurelius persecution
ID: 4117
177
ID: 4989
St. Irenaeus becomes Bishop of Lyon - writes 'Against Heresies' combating Gnosticism
ID: 4989
185
ID: 4145
Irenaeus becomes Bishop of Lyon - student of Polycarp, writes against Gnosticism, develops theory of recapitulation
ID: 4145
248
ID: 3811
St. Cyprian becomes Bishop of Carthage - writes On the Unity of the Church, 'Outside the Church no salvation'
ID: 3811
258
ID: 4150
St. Denis (Dionysius) of Paris martyred - first bishop of Paris, beheaded at Montmartre, carried head 6 miles while preaching
ID: 4150
303
ID: 4153
St. Erasmus (Elmo) martyred - bishop of Formia, intestines wound out on windlass, patron of sailors
ID: 4153
316
ID: 4158
St. Blaise martyred in Armenia - bishop and physician, lived as hermit, healed boy choking on fishbone, flesh torn with iron combs
ID: 4158
350
ID: 4917
St. Cyril becomes Bishop of Jerusalem - writes 23 Catechetical Lectures for those preparing for baptism
ID: 4917
353
ID: 4943
St. Hilary becomes Bishop of Poitiers - begins fight against Arianism in the West
ID: 4943
370
ID: 4901
St. Basil the Great becomes Bishop of Caesarea - fights Arianism, establishes monastic rule
ID: 4901
395
ID: 3826
St. Augustine becomes Bishop of Hippo - reluctantly ordained, serves 35 years, writes against heresies
ID: 3826
433
ID: 4929
St. Peter Chrysologus becomes Bishop of Ravenna - delivers 176 surviving sermons on Scripture and liturgy
ID: 4929
435
ID: 4175
St. Marcellus drives dragon from Paris - bishop uses his staff to lead serpent from tomb to Seine River (Gregory of Tours)
ID: 4175
1167
ID: 3753
Bishop Absalon founds Copenhagen - builds castle on small island, future capital of Denmark
ID: 3753
1602
ID: 4950
St. Francis de Sales becomes Bishop of Geneva - converts 70,000 Calvinists through gentleness
ID: 4950