Notre Dame de Rouen. The façade of the Gothic Church in France. Photographer: Hippo1947. Licence: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Saturday 25 May 2019

Saint Urban I. Pope (222 A.D. - 230 A.D.) And Martyr. Feast Day 25 May.


Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.

Saint Urban I.
   Pope and Martyr.
   Feast Day 25 May.

Simple.

Red Vestments.





English: Pope Saint Urban I (Papacy 222 A.D. - 230 A.D.), wearing The Papal Tiara.
Polski: Pomnik świętego Urbana w Cieszowej
Photo: 12 July 2006.
Source: Own work.
(Wikimedia Commons)




Date: 12 December 2007.
Author: F l a n k e r
(Wikimedia Commons)

This Holy Pope is believed to have been the same Urban who Baptised Valerian (husband of Saint Cecilia), Tiburtius (brother of Valerian), and Maximus (their gaoler (jailer)), whom we honoured on 14 April.

Pope Saint Urban I was Martyred in 230 A.D.

Mass: Protexísti.




A 12th-Century fresco of Pope Saint Urban I in a window embrasure in the Church of Chalivoy-Milon, France (see, below).
(Google Images)




English: Church in Chalivoy-Milon, France,
containing a fresco of Pope Saint Urban I (see, above).
Français: Église de Chalivoy-Milon, France.
Photo: 25 August 2011.
Source: Own work.
(Wikimedia Commons)




Saint Urban I. Pope and Martyr.
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The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Pope Urban I (Latin: Urbanus I) was Bishop of Rome, or Pope, from 222 A.D. to 230 A.D. He was born in Rome and succeeded Pope Callixtus I, who had been Martyred.

Much of Urban's life is shrouded in mystery, leading to many myths and misconceptions. Despite the lack of sources, he is the first Pope whose Reign can be definitely dated. Two prominent sources do exist for Urban's Pontificate: Eusebius' History of The Early Church and also an inscription, in the Coemeterium Callisti, which names the Pope.

Urban ascended to The Chair of Saint Peter in the year of The Roman Emperor Elagabalus' assassination and served during the Reign of Alexander Severus. It is believed that Urban's Pontificate was during a peaceful time for Christians in The Empire, as Severus did not promote the persecution of Christianity.

Saint Urban I is a Canonised Saint of The Roman Catholic Church and The Eastern Orthodox Church.

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