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Augustus as pontifex maximus (Via Labicana Augustus) <-The pontifex maximus (Latin for "supreme pontiff" [1] [2] [3]) was the chief high priest of the College of Pontiffs (Collegium Pontificum) in ancient Rome. This was the most important position in the ancient Roman religion, open only to patricians until 254 BC, when a plebeian first held ...
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]
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 ...
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 ...
First pope to be the official head of the church after the Emperor Gratian abdicates the title of "Pontifex Maximus". — 1 October 366 – 16 November 367 (1 year, 46 days) Ursinus VRSINVS: Rome, Italy, Roman Empire — Roman citizen. In opposition to Damasus I. Banished to Gallia by Emperor Valentinian II after a war between two sects and ...
The pontifex maximus was the most important member of the college. Until 104 BC, the pontifex maximus held the sole power in appointing members to the other priesthoods in the college. The flamens were priests in charge of fifteen official cults of Roman religion, each assigned to a particular god.
Although the practice was forbidden by the Council of Antioch (341) and the Council of Rome (465), the Bishops of Rome, as with other bishops, often exercised great control over selection of their successors, even after the sixth century. [4] In addition, most popes of the fourth to twelfth centuries were nominated or confirmed by a secular ...
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.