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Pope Liberius (310 – 24 September 366) was Pope of the Catholic Church from 17 May 352 until his death on 24 September 366.[1] According to the Catalogus Liberianus, he was consecrated on 22 May as the successor to Pope Julius I. Liberius is mentioned in the Greek Menology, the Eastern equivalent to the martyrologies of the Western Church and a measure of sainthood prior to the institution of the formal Western processes of canonization.
Saint Liberius | |
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Papacy began | 17 May 352[lower-alpha 1] |
Papacy ended | 24 September 366 |
Predecessor | Julius I |
Successor | Damasus I |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Liberius |
Died | Rome | 24 September 366
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 27 August |
Venerated in | Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church |
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