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Crescentius
Crescentius may refer to: * The mediaeval writer on agriculture, Petrus de Crescentius, or Pietro de' Crescenzi * Crescentius of Jesi or Crescentius Grizi of Jesi (died 1263), Italian Franciscan * Crescentius Richard Duerr, President of De La Salle College in the Philippines One of several leaders of the Roman aristocracy in the tenth century, during their opposition to the imperial and papal government of the time: * Crescentius the Elder *Crescentius the Younger (d. 998 AD) * John Crescentius One of several saints: * Crescentius of Rome, child saint (feast day: September 14) *St. Crescentius, bishop of Mainz in the 2nd century AD *St. Crescentius, deacon of Saint Zenobius Saint Zenobius ( it, San Zanobi, Zenobio) (337–417) is venerated as the first bishop of Florence. His feast day is celebrated on May 25. Life Born of a Florentine noble family, Zenobius was educated by his pagan parents. He came under the ... *St. Crescentius, companion of Saint Romulus of Fies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crescentius The Younger
Crescentius the Younger (or Crescentius II; died 29 April 998), son of Crescentius the Elder, was a leader of the aristocracy of medieval Rome. During the minority of Holy Roman Emperor Otto III, he declared himself Consul (or Senator) of Rome (''Patricius Romanorum'') Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen. How to See the Vatican and made himself ''de facto'' ruler of Rome. After being deposed, he led a rebellion, seized control of Rome, and appointed an antipope, but the rebellion failed and Crescentius was eventually executed. Control of Rome The aspirations of the Roman aristocracy did not vanish with the death of the older Crescentius. The latter left a son, also called Crescentius, who after the death of Boniface VII took the reins of power in his hands. Circumstances seemed to be particularly favourable. The Emperor Otto III (985–96) was still a child, and the empress mother, Theophanu, although an energetic princess, was absent from Rome. Crescentius the Younger took the title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Crescentius
John Crescentius ( it, Giovanni Crescenzio) also John II Crescentius or Crescentius III (d. 1012) was the son of Crescentius the Younger (Crescentius II). He succeeded to his father's title of consul and patrician of Rome in 1002 and held it to his death. Early in 1001, a revolt broke out in Rome against the Emperor Otto III, who now permanently resided in Rome. The Emperor and Pope Sylvester II, the first pope of French nationality, were compelled to flee; it is quite likely that John Crescentius was the prime mover of the rebellion.1913 ''Catholic Encyclopedia'': At any rate, after this he assumed supreme authority in Rome, and after the death of the Emperor Otto III on 24 January 1002 took the title of ''Patricius Romanorum''. Sylvester was permitted to return to Rome, but had little to do with the temporal government. The same is true of his three immediate successors: John XVII (1003), John XVIII (1003–09), and Sergius IV (1009–12), all of whom were appointed through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crescentius The Elder
Crescentius the Elder (died 7 July 984) was a politician and aristocrat in Rome who played a part in the papal appointment. Family With the disappearance of the Carolingian dynasty the papal government of Rome lost its most powerful protector, and the Romans took matters into their own hands. Out of the local aristocracy there arose a powerful family, which assumed the practical charge of all governmental affairs in Rome, controlled the nominations to the papal throne, and held the power for many years. At the beginning of the tenth century the family was represented by Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum, ''vestararius'' or high dignitary of the papal palace and the pontifical government, by his wife Theodora, and their two daughters Marozia and Theodora. Theophylact had the titles of Consul and Senator of the Romans. Crescentius was a descendant of this family, being a grandson of Theophylact's daughter Theodora. Pope Benedict VI Crescentius ("Crescentius of the Marble Horse") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crescentius Of Rome
Crescentius of Rome ( it, San Crescenzio di Roma) is venerated as a child martyr by the Roman Catholic Church. According to tradition, he was born of a noble Roman family and was baptized along with his parents by Epigmenius. During the persecutions of Christians by Diocletian, the family fled to Perugia, where his father Euthymius died. Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 15 October 2012 Led back to Rome, Crescentius, who was eleven years old, was on the via Salaria, outside of the |
Helladius, Crescentius, Paul And Dioscorides
Saints Helladius, Crescentius, Paul and Dioscorides are honored as Christian martyrs who were burned to death in Rome either in 244 or 326. According to Professor Mauricio Saavedra OSA, "this group was introduced by Baronius and is fictitious." The old Roman and British Martyrology places their deaths at Corinth. They are commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church on 28 May. (W.R. Bonniwell O.P., trans.) The Newman Press, Westminster, Maryland. 1998, p. 111 This Crescentius should not be confused with Crescentius of Rome
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Crescentius Of Jesi
Crescentius of Jesi, O.F.M. (died 1263) of the Grizi family, was an Italian Friar Minor, who became Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor in 1244. He was an opponent of the Franciscan Spirituals, who insisted on an exact following of poverty according to the example of the founder of the Order, St. Francis of Assisi Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, better known as Saint Francis of Assisi ( it, Francesco d'Assisi; – 3 October 1226), was a mystic Italian Catholic friar, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most venerated figures in Christianit .... He was deposed as Minister in 1247 in favour of John of Parma of their party. During his term as Minister General, Crescentius initiated a systematic search for documentary materials on the life of St. Francis and of the first days of the Order of Friars Minor. He commissioned the ''Vita secunda'' (''Second Biography'') of Francis by Friar Thomas of Celano. The accumulated corpus is known as the ''Assisi Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crescentius Richard Duerr
Brother Crescentius Richard, F.S.C., was an American De La Salle Brother who was instrumental in the transformation of De La Salle University in the Philippines into a pillar of Philippine education.De La Salle University-Manila. (2005). ''Conferment''. Manila: DLSU Press. He was President of De La Salle University from 1961 to 1966 and was named its President Emeritus in 1981. Early life He was born Richard Henry Duerr in 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, the third of four children. He studied at St. James Diocesan High School in Loughlin and St. Joseph's Normal Institute in Barrytown, New York, graduating valedictorian from both schools. In 1935, at the age of 13, he entered the junior novitiate of the Christian Brothers in New York and began his postulancy on June 26, 1936. On September 7, 1936, he received the religious habit and was given the religious name Crescentius Richard. In 1941, Brother Duerr earned a Bachelor of Science, with major in Chemistry and a minor in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro De' Crescenzi
Pietro de' Crescenzi ( 1230/35 – c. 1320), la, 'Petrus de Crescentiis', was a Bolognese jurist,Robert G. Calkins, "Piero de' Crescenzi and the Medieval Garden", in ''Medieval Gardens'', ed. Elisabeth B. MacDougall, Dumbarton Oaks, 1986: 155–173Selected pages at Google Books/ref> now remembered for his writings on horticulture and agriculture, the ''Ruralia commoda''. There are many variant spellings of his name. Life Pietro de' Crescenzi was born in Bologna in about 1235; the only evidence for his date of birth is the annotation "septuagenarian" in the ''Ruralia commoda'', dated with some certainty between 1304 and 1309. He was educated at the University of Bologna in logic, medicine, the natural sciences and law, but did not take his doctorate. Crescenzi practiced as a lawyer and judge from about 1269 until 1299, travelling widely in Italy in the course of his work. In January 1274 he married Geraldina de' Castagnoli, with whom he had at least five children. She died in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Zenobius
Saint Zenobius ( it, San Zanobi, Zenobio) (337–417) is venerated as the first bishop of Florence. His feast day is celebrated on May 25. Life Born of a Florentine noble family, Zenobius was educated by his pagan parents. He came under the influence early of the bishop Theodore, was baptized by him, and succeeded, after much opposition, in bringing his father and mother to Christianity. He embraced the clerical state, and rapidly rose to the position of archdeacon, when his virtues and notable powers as a preacher made him known to Saint Ambrose, at whose instance Pope Damasus I (r. 366–386) called him to Rome, and employed him in various important missions, including a legation to Constantinople. On the death of Damasus he returned to his native city, where he resumed his apostolic labours, and on the death of the bishop of that see, Zenobius, to the great joy of the people, was appointed to succeed him. His deacons are venerated as Saint Eugene and Saint Crescentius. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Romulus Of Fiesole
Saint Romulus of Fiesole ( it, San Romolo) is venerated as the patron saint of Fiesole, Italy. Romulus was probably a local deacon, priest, or bishop of the 1st century. According to tradition, he was a disciple of Saint Peter and had been converted to Christianity by the apostle. This tradition states that Romulus became the first bishop of Fiesole and was martyred during the reign of Domitian along with four companions: Carissimus, Dulcissimus, Marchis(i)anus, and Crescentius. He was not named as a bishop or martyr in documents dating from 966; however, a document from 1028 names him as such. From then on, Romulus was considered a martyred bishop of Fiesole, and his companions were named as Carissimus, Dulcissimus, Marchis(i)anus (Marchiziano), and Crescentius. Their feast day was listed as 6 July in the 1468 Florentine edition of the Martyrology of Usuard, and in the 16th century, his name began to appear in the ''Roman Martyrology'', where he was named as a disciple of Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Saint
Child saints are children who died or were martyred and have been declared saints or martyrs of the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Anglican, Episcopalian, or Lutheran Churches or have been beatified. Early Christian Saints Orthodox Church Episcopal Church Catholic Church Group Martyrs Martyrs of China Martyrs of Japan Martyrs of Korea Martyrs of Kosheh * Al-Amir Helmy Fahmy * Maysoon Ghatas Fahmy * Refaat Fayez Awad Fahmy * Wael El-Dabai Mikhail Martyrs of Nag Hammadi * Mina Helmy Said * Bishoy Farid Labib * Dina Hamalni * Boula Atef Yassa * Abanoub Kamal Nashed Martyrs of the Nazi regime Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War Martyrs of Vietnam * Andrew Trong Van Tram * Anê Dần * Giuse Túc * Thomas Thien Tran Other Catholic Martyrs Dubious or fictitious William of Norwich was a twelve year old English boy whose unsolved murder was, at the time, attributed to the Jewish community of Norwich. It is the first known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC), Roman Republic (509–27 BC) and Roman Empire (27 BC–476 AD) until the fall of the western empire. Ancient Rome began as an Italic settlement, traditionally dated to 753 BC, beside the River Tiber in the Italian Peninsula. The settlement grew into the city and polity of Rome, and came to control its neighbours through a combination of treaties and military strength. It eventually dominated the Italian Peninsula, assimilated the Greek culture of southern Italy (Magna Grecia) and the Etruscan culture and acquired an Empire that took in much of Europe and the lands and peoples surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. It was among the largest empires in the ancient world, with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants, roughly 20% of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
