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  2. Pontifex maximus - Wikipedia

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    The Pontifex Maximus — that is, the bishop of bishops — issues an edict: "I remit, to such as have discharged (the requirements of) repentance, the sins both of adultery and of fornication." O edict, on which cannot be inscribed, Good deed!

  3. Papal titles - Wikipedia

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    The title of Pontifex Maximus was a title of the Roman emperor since the reign of Caesar Augustus, being abdicated by Gratian (375–383). [36] [37] [38] The Encyclopædia Britannica, without citing source, attributes Pope Leo I (r. 440–461) to the use of the title Pontifex Maximus. [39]

  4. Pope - Wikipedia

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    Bishop of Rome Pontifex maximus Pope Catholic Pope Francis in 2021 Emblem of the Holy See Incumbent: Francis since 13 March 2013 Style His Holiness Location Ecclesiastical province Ecclesiastical Province of Rome Residence Apostolic Palace (official papal residence) Domus Sanctae Marthae (current and preferred residence of Francis) Headquarters Apostolic Palace, Vatican City Information First ...

  5. List of popes - Wikipedia

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    This title in English usage usually refers to the head of the Catholic Church. The Catholic pope uses various titles by tradition, including Summus Pontifex, Pontifex Maximus, and Servus servorum Dei. Each title has been added by unique historical events and unlike other papal prerogatives, is not incapable of modification. [3]

  6. List of pontifices maximi - Wikipedia

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    The Pontifex Maximus held his office for life, but the date of death is not known for every man who held the office, and the name of the Pontifex is not recorded for every period. Unless otherwise noted, dates and citations of primary sources are from T.R.S. Broughton 's three-volume The Magistrates of the Roman Republic (American Philological ...

  7. Pontiff - Wikipedia

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    A pontiff (from Latin pontifex) was, in Roman antiquity, a member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs. [1] [2] The term pontiff was later applied to any high or chief priest and, in Roman Catholic ecclesiastical usage, to bishops, especially the Pope, who is sometimes referred to as the Roman Pontiff or the Supreme Pontiff.

  8. Papal primacy - Wikipedia

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    The bishop of Rome is a subject of supreme authority over the sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches. [17] ... Pontifex Maximus; Roman Curia; Servant of the servants of God;

  9. Category:Pontifices maximi of the Roman Republic - Wikipedia

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    Romans who held the role of pontifex maximus before it was subsumed as a title of the emperors and then of the popes. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pontifex maximus . Subcategories