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Pope Sylvester I (also Silvester, 285 – 31 December 335) was the bishop of Rome from 31 January 314 until his death on 31 December 335. [3] [4] 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.
Saint Sylvester's Day, also known as Silvester or the Feast of Saint Sylvester, is the day of the feast of Pope Sylvester I, a saint who served as Pope from 314 to 335. Medieval legend made him responsible for the conversion of emperor Constantine .
The first chapel on the left side has a fresco by Avanzino Nucci, Pope St Sylvester Baptizing Emperor Constantine. In the ceiling are scenes from the life of St Sylvester, painted in 1868. The altarpiece in the second chapel on the left is by Giacinto Gimignani, and depicts Pope St Pius V and Cardinal Alessandrino in Adoration of the Virgin.
Coat of arms of the monarchs of Navarre since 1580–1700. This is a list of the kings and queens of Pamplona, later Navarre. Pamplona was the primary name of the kingdom until its union with Aragon (1076–1134). However, the territorial designation Navarre came into use as an alternative name in the late tenth century, and the name Pamplona ...
King of Navarre r. 1284–1305: Joan I 1273–1305 Queen of Navarre r. 1274–1305: Robert II 1248–1306 Duke of Burgundy r. 1272–1306: Jeanne of Évreux 1310–1371: Charles I(IV) 1294–1328 King of France and Navarre r. 1322–1328: Margaret of Burgundy 1290–1315: Louis I (X) 1289–1316 King of France r. 1314–1316 King of Navarre r ...
The Basilica of Saint Sylvester the First, [2] also known as (Italian: San Silvestro in Capite, Latin: Sancti Silvestri in Capite), is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and titular church in Rome dedicated to Pope Sylvester I (d. AD 335).
St. Sylvester can refer to: Saint Sylvester (disambiguation) Saint-Sylvestre (disambiguation) See also. San Silvestre (disambiguation) San Silvestro (disambiguation)
A votive lamp, made in silver sheet and housed in the sacristy, was believed to be St. Sylvester's tiara. Under the major altar are preserved the relics of Saints Artemius, Paulina and Sisinnius, brought here from the Catacomb of Priscilla. A mosaic portraying Madonna with St Sylvester is from the 6th century.