Feast December 11
Saint Damasus I
Pope, patron of Archaeologists · Feast December 11
Biography
Pope Damasus I, also known as Damasus of Rome, was the bishop of Rome from October 366 to his death in 384. He presided over the Council of Rome of 382, which established the canon, or official list, of sacred scripture.
Feast day
December 11
Patronage
- Archaeologists
- against fever
Birth date
305
Death date
11 December 384
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
12
Wikidata qid
Q130997
Feast day of month
11