Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Gelasius St. Gelasius I, Pope (Feast day - November 21) Gelasius was born in Rome, in the fifth century, the son of an African named Valerius. Later, ordained a priest, he was elected Pope on March 1st, 492.  Gelasius had a reputation for learning, justice, holiness, and charity. However, he was burdened with difficulties caused by a conflict with Euphemius, the Patriarch of Constantinople, over the Acacian heresy. He also protested the encroachments by Constantinople on Alexandria and Antioch. Gelasius was influential in setting aside Roman ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Gelasius I St. Albert of Louvain St. Amelberga St. Digain St. Heliodorus St. Hilary St. Honorius St. Rufus of Rome St. Maurus St. Liberalis St. Gelasius I Bl. Frances Siedliska Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Cecilia In the fourth century appeared a Greek religious romance on the Loves of Cecilia and Valerian, written, like those of Chrysanthus and Daria, Julian and Basilissa, in glorification of the virginal life, and with the purpose of taking the place of the sensual romances of Daphnis and Chloe, Chereas and Callirhoe, etc., which were then popular. There may have been a foundation of fact on which the story was built up; but the Roman Calendar of the fourth century, and the Carthaginian Calendar of the fifth make no mention of Cecilia. It is said, ... Read More » Most Popular US Catholic Bishops Announce Plans to Stand United and Resist the Coercive HHS Mandate Read More   Obianuju Ekeocha Calls out Melinda Gates for Turning up the Heat of Population Control in Africa Read More   Why the media, and some Catholics, are STILL WRONG about Pope Francis Read More   THURSDAY HOMILY: Living and Spreading the Kingdom of God Read More   TREASON: Stop the lies, Obamacare is a move towards socialism Read More     News | Catholic Life | PRWire | Encyclopedia | Bible | Prayers | Vocations | Saints & Angels © Copyright 2012 Catholic Online. This e-mail is never sent unsolicited. You have received this Catholic Online e-mail because you subscribed to it or someone forwarded it to you. To opt out, see the links below. TO ADVERTISE For information on advertising at Catholic Online, please contact Advertising Sales. TO SUBSCRIBE If this email has been forwarded to you and would like a subscription, please sign up for Catholic Online Newsletters. Remove your e-mail address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. View our policy. This e-mail was sent by: Catholic Online, P.O. Box 9686 Bakersfield, CA 93389 USA