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E01362: The short Life of Boniface II, bishop of Rome 530-532, in the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome soon after his death, tells of two synods held in the basilica of *Peter the Apostle (S00036) in Rome; of an oath taken by the attendant clergy at Peter's confessio; of the burning there of an uncanonical decree; and of Boniface's burial at St Peter's, possibly on 17 October.
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posted on 2016-05-11, 00:00 authored by robertLiber Pontificalis 57
Hic congregavit synodum in basilica beati Petri apostoli et fecit constitutum, ut sibi successorem ordinaret. Quod constitutum cum cyrographis sacerdotum et iusiurandum ante confessionem apostoli Petri in diaconum Vigilium constituit. Eodem tempore, factum iterum synodum, hoc censuerunt sacerdotes omnes propter reverentiam sedis sanctae et quia contra canones fuerat hoc factum et quia culpa eum respiciebat, ut successorem sibi constitueret; ipse Bonifatius papa reum se confessus est maiestatis, quod in diaconum Vigilium sua suscriptione cyrographi ante confessionem beati apostoli Petri ipsum constitutum praesentia omnium sacerdotum et cleri et senatus incendio consumpsit.
'He [Boniface II] gathered a synod in St Peter’s basilica, and issued a decree that he should ordain his own successor. He reinforced this decree, in favour of the deacon Vigilius, with the signatures of the priests (sacerdotes) and with an oath before the confessio of the apostle Peter. Then a second synod was held, and the priests (sacerdotes) all decided, thanks to their reverence for the holy see, that this had been done against the canons, and that his fault in appointing his own successor was glaring. Pope Boniface himself acknowledged he had acted unconstitutionally in putting his own signature to the document in favour of the deacon Vigilius. In front of the confessio of the blessed apostle Peter in the presence of all the sacerdotes, clergy, and senate, he destroyed the actual decree by fire.'
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Qui etiam sepultus est in basilica beati Petri apostoli .
'He was buried in the basilica of the blessed Peter the apostle .'
Text: Duchesne 1886, 281. Translation: Davis 2010, 50, lightly modified.
The passage in brackets, <>, is an interpolation, recorded in only some manuscripts of the Liber Pontificalis; it is uncertain when it was added to the text.
Hic congregavit synodum in basilica beati Petri apostoli et fecit constitutum, ut sibi successorem ordinaret. Quod constitutum cum cyrographis sacerdotum et iusiurandum ante confessionem apostoli Petri in diaconum Vigilium constituit. Eodem tempore, factum iterum synodum, hoc censuerunt sacerdotes omnes propter reverentiam sedis sanctae et quia contra canones fuerat hoc factum et quia culpa eum respiciebat, ut successorem sibi constitueret; ipse Bonifatius papa reum se confessus est maiestatis, quod in diaconum Vigilium sua suscriptione cyrographi ante confessionem beati apostoli Petri ipsum constitutum praesentia omnium sacerdotum et cleri et senatus incendio consumpsit.
'He [Boniface II] gathered a synod in St Peter’s basilica, and issued a decree that he should ordain his own successor. He reinforced this decree, in favour of the deacon Vigilius, with the signatures of the priests (sacerdotes) and with an oath before the confessio of the apostle Peter. Then a second synod was held, and the priests (sacerdotes) all decided, thanks to their reverence for the holy see, that this had been done against the canons, and that his fault in appointing his own successor was glaring. Pope Boniface himself acknowledged he had acted unconstitutionally in putting his own signature to the document in favour of the deacon Vigilius. In front of the confessio of the blessed apostle Peter in the presence of all the sacerdotes, clergy, and senate, he destroyed the actual decree by fire.'
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Qui etiam sepultus est in basilica beati Petri apostoli .
'He was buried in the basilica of the blessed Peter the apostle .'
Text: Duchesne 1886, 281. Translation: Davis 2010, 50, lightly modified.
The passage in brackets, <>, is an interpolation, recorded in only some manuscripts of the Liber Pontificalis; it is uncertain when it was added to the text.
History
Evidence ID
E01362Saint Name
Peter the Apostle : S00036Saint Name in Source
PetrusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Latin
Evidence not before
532Evidence not after
546Activity not before
530Activity not after
532Place of Evidence - Region
Rome and regionPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
RomePlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Rome Rome Rome Roma Ῥώμη RhōmēMajor author/Major anonymous work
Liber PontificalisCult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast