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{{Saints
{{Saints
|SaintName=Pope Damasus I
|SaintName=Pope Saint Damasus I
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintBirthDate=c. 305
|FeastDay=December 11
|SaintBirthPlace=Rome, Roman Empire (now Italy)
|SaintBirthPlace=Rome, Roman Empire (now Italy)
|SaintBirthCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964
|SaintBirthCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964
|SaintDeathDate=December 11, 384
|SaintDeathDate=384-12-11
|DeathPlace=Rome, Western Roman Empire (now Italy)
|DeathPlace=Rome, Western Roman Empire (now Italy)
|SaintDeathCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964
|SaintDeathCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964
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|NotableAddress5=Constantinople, Eastern Roman Empire
|NotableAddress5=Constantinople, Eastern Roman Empire
|NotableLabel5=Diplomatic engagement
|NotableLabel5=Diplomatic engagement
|NotableCoordinates5=
|AssociatedCountries=Italy; Portugal; Spain
|BeatificationDate=Unknown
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Rome]]
|Beatifier=Unknown
|Beatifier=Unknown
|BeatificationLocation=Unknown
|BeatificationLocation=Unknown
|Canonized=Yes
|Canonized=Yes
|CanonizationDate=Pre-Congregation
|Canonizer=Unknown
|Canonizer=Unknown
|CanonizationLocation=Unknown
|CanonizationLocation=Unknown
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|SaintMiracle2=Inspirations for Jerome's Vulgate (traditional)
|SaintMiracle2=Inspirations for Jerome's Vulgate (traditional)
|SaintMiracle3=Protection during Ursinus riots (devotional)
|SaintMiracle3=Protection during Ursinus riots (devotional)
|FeastDay=December 11
|Profession=Priest, deacon, bishop, pope
|Profession=Priest, deacon, bishop, pope
|ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic
|ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic
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|PrimaryShrine=Church of San Lorenzo in Damaso, Rome, Italy
|PrimaryShrine=Church of San Lorenzo in Damaso, Rome, Italy
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church
|AssociatedCountries=Italy; Portugal; Spain
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Rome]]
|ReviewLevel=0
|ReviewLevel=0
}}
}}
'''Pope Saint Damasus I''' (c. 305 – December 11, 384), also known as Damasus of Rome, was a [[Saints|saint]] and the 37th Bishop of Rome, serving as pope from October 1, 366, to 384. Born around 305 in Rome, though some traditions place his birth in [[Egitânia]], Lusitania (modern Idanha-a-Velha, Portugal), to a Spanish priest named Antonius and Laurentia, he was raised in Rome where his family relocated during his childhood.<ref name="web2">{{cite web |title=Pope Damasus I |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Damasus_I |website=Wikipedia |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation |access-date=2025-05-14}}</ref><ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04613a.htm|title=Pope St. Damasus I|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Ordained a deacon, he served under Pope Liberius during the Arian controversies and was elected pope in 366 amid violent disputes with rival Ursinus, resulting in clashes that claimed 137 lives in Roman basilicas. Supported by Emperor Valentinian I, Damasus consolidated his authority, combated heresies like Arianism, Apollinarianism, and Macedonianism, and promoted Rome’s primacy as the Apostolic See.<ref name="web5">{{cite web |title=St. Damasus I |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04613a.htm |website=Catholic Encyclopedia |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-05-14}}</ref><ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/St-Damasus-I|title=St. Damasus I|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref>
'''Pope Saint Damasus I''' (c. 305 – December 11, 384), also known as Damasus of Rome, was a [[Saints|saint]] and the 37th Bishop of Rome, serving as pope from October 1, 366, to 384. Born around 305 in Rome, though some traditions place his birth in [[Egitânia]], Lusitania (modern Idanha-a-Velha, Portugal), to a Spanish priest named Antonius and Laurentia, he was raised in Rome where his family relocated during his childhood.<ref name="web2">{{cite web |title=Pope Damasus I |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Damasus_I |website=Wikipedia |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation |access-date=2025-05-14}}</ref><ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04613a.htm|title=Pope St. Damasus I|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Ordained a deacon, he served under Pope Liberius during the Arian controversies and was elected pope in 366 amid violent disputes with rival Ursinus, resulting in clashes that claimed 137 lives in Roman basilicas. Supported by Emperor Valentinian I, Damasus consolidated his authority, combated heresies like Arianism, Apollinarianism, and Macedonianism, and promoted Rome’s primacy as the Apostolic See.<ref name="web5">{{cite web |title=St. Damasus I |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04613a.htm |website=Catholic Encyclopedia |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-05-14}}</ref><ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/St-Damasus-I|title=St. Damasus I|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref>


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