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Pius, hujus nóminis primus, Aquilejénsis, Ruffíni
fílius, ex presbytero sanctæ Románæ Ecclésiæ
Summus Póntifex creátus est, Antoníno Pio et Marco Aurélio imperatóribus
augústis. Quinque ordinatiónibus, mense Decémbri, epíscopos duódecim,
octódecim presbyteros creávit. Exstant nonnúlla ab eo præcláre
institúta, præsértim ut Resurréctio Dómini nonnísi die Domínico
celebrarétur. Pudéntis domum in ecclésiam mutávit, eámque ob
præstántiam supra céteros títulos, útpote Románi Pontíficis mansiónem,
título Pastóris dicávit ; et in qua sæpe rem sacram fecit, et multos ad
fidem convérsos baptizávit ac in fidélium númerum adscrípsit. Dum
vero boni pastóris munus obíret, fuso pro suis óvibus et summo pastóre
Christo sánguine, martyrio coronátus est quinto Idus Júlii, ac sepúltus in
Vaticáno. |
Pius, the first of that name, the son of Rufinus, was
from Aquilia, and was a priest of the holy Roman Church when he was made
Supreme Pontiff. He lived under the Emperors Antoninus Pius and
Marcus Aurelius. He held five ordinations in the month of December,
wherein he ordained twelve bishops and eighteen priests. There
remain several eminent ordinances of his, notably that which ruleth that
the Resurrection of the Lord be not observed upon any day of the week save
Sunday. He turned the house of Pudens into a church, and on account
of its eminence above the other churches, as being that where the Bishop
of Rome dwelt, he dedicated it under the name of the Shepherd. Here
he often celebrated, and baptized and numbered among the faithful many
converts to the faith. While he strove to do the work of a good
shepherd he shed his blood for his sheep, and for the chief Shepherd
Christ. He was crowned with martyrdom upon the 11th day of July, and
buried upon the Vatican Hill. |
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Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias. |
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But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God. |
