Pope · Remembered on December 11
St. Damasus I
St. Damasus I is remembered on December 11 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | December 11 |
|---|---|
| Title | Pope |
| Died | c. 384 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
The pope of the martyrs’ memory: he drained and adorned the catacombs, composing with his own hand the marble epigrams that still mark the tombs. He commissioned his secretary Jerome to revise the Latin Bible, defended Nicene faith East and West, and asked for himself only burial apart, judging himself unworthy to lie among the saints.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Damasus I. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Damasus I keeps December 11 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of December.
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