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Sylvester I

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Sylvester I

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Also known as Saint Sylvester, Pope Sylvester I, St Sylvester, Papa Silvester / Sylvester I, Silvester I, St. Sylvester

33rd pope and saint (reigned 314-335)

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Sylvester I was a historical figure recognized in the Popes collection. He was born on 0300-01-01 and died on 0335-12-31. The subject is referenced by 2,133 other encyclopedia articles.

The name Sylvester I is also associated with Sylvester I. Okoro, an author with three works listed in Open Library. These include *Africa Is a Continent Not a Country* and *Birds Without Wings*. Crossref data indicates a total of five works for this author.

Synthesized by Vinony from 13 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Silvester
Gender
male
Place of birth
Rome
Place of death
Rome
Position held
Pope
Languages spoken
Latin
Image
Silvester-I Dedek.jpg
Work location
Rome
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time period
Low Roman Empire
Commons category
Sylvester I
date of death
0335-12-31
date of birth
0300-01-01
feast day
December 31
described by source
Wikitólica
name in native language
Silvester I
place of burial
Catacomb of Priscilla
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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Sylvester I (also Silvester, before 284 – 31 December 335) was the bishop of Rome from 31 January 314 until his death on 31 December 335. He filled the See of Rome at an important era in the history of the Western Church, though very little is known of his life.

During his pontificate, he notably convened the Council of Arles in 314, which condemned the separatist Donatist sect, and the First Council of Nicaea in 325, which aimed to resolve the Arian controversy.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sylvester I” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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