The First Pontiff: Pope St. Damasus I
By:Introduction Damasus I was the thirty-seventh bishop of Rome. He reigned from A.D. 366 until 384, during a period of swift, monumental change for the …
Introduction Damasus I was the thirty-seventh bishop of Rome. He reigned from A.D. 366 until 384, during a period of swift, monumental change for the …
Pope Damasus I wrote a series of epigraphs for the tombs of martyrs and other Christians which allowed him to literally leave his mark on the Eternal C…