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Son of Tiburtius. Lector. Deacon. Friend of Saint Ambrose of Milan. Unanimously elected 38th pope in 384. He was opposed by the anti-pope Ursinus, but the pretender could not get any support, and nothing came of it. Expanded papal power and authority, decreeing that any papal documents should receive widespread distribution. Held a synod at Rome, Italy on 6 January 386 which re-affirmed a variety of canon laws and disciplines for both clergy and laity. A separate synod in 390 to 392 re-affirmed the merits of fasting, good works, and the need for celibate life among the religious and clergy. Opposed the Manicheans. Settled the Meletian schism at Antioch.
Born
- c.334 at Rome, Italy
Papal Ascension
- December 384
Died
- 26 November 399 of natural causes
- buried in the cemetery of Priscilla on the Via Salaria, Rome, Italy
Canonized
- by Pope Benedict XIV
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/pope-saint-siricius/
