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February 7th, 2023
Saint Telesphorus
St. Telesphorus is a Pope who was martyred for his support and devotion to the one, holy, catholic, apostolic church in 138 A.D.. Saint Telesphorus was born in Terranova da Sibari, Calabria, Italy which is close to Calabria and near many different Greek regions. In c. 126 he became bishop of Rome, which lasted for ten years until c. 137. One of St. Telesphorus’ biggest accomplishment was the composition of Gloria in Excelsis Deo and adding to our mass ceremony (“Catholic Encyclopedia”).
The Gloria in Excelsis Deo is a hymn that angels in the sky sang to the shepherds of Bethlehem the night Our Lord was born. They sang the line “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth …show more content…

Telesphorus became Pope after St. Peter, he found himself getting into arguments with multiple Roman heretics. This was due to the fact that a small number of these groups had a hard time believing in the story of the Virgin Mother, and if they did believe in it they ended up making claims saying Jesus was just another ordinary man and was not truly the Son of God. This caused St. Telesphorus became quite angry, however he was able to stay civil and accept certain changes other religious leaders made to keep the throne. Some being: worshiping on Sundays and the creation of Easter (“Pope Saint Telesphorus”). St. Telesphorus did so much for our Church, but sadly was martyred in c. 136 ( The Editors of Encyclopedia …show more content…

Telesphorus is a Pope who was martyred for his support and devotion to the one, holy, catholic, apostolic church in 138 A.D.. Saint Telesphorus was born in Terranova da Sibari, Calabria, Italy which is close to Calabria and near many different Greek regions. In c. 126 he became bishop of Rome, which lasted for ten years until c. 137. One of St. Telesphorus’ biggest accomplishment was the composition of Gloria in Excelsis Deo and adding to our mass ceremony (“Catholic Encyclopedia”).
The Gloria in Excelsis Deo is a hymn that angels in the sky sang to the shepherds of Bethlehem the night Our Lord was born. They sang the line “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will”. The Gloria in Excelsis Dro is sung to tell us that anyone who does not believe in the fact that Jesus Christ is the true God, has himself to blame for his own unbelief and is not a man of good will. St. Telesphorus also gave Priests the opportunity to say three masses on Christmas Day (''Saint Telesphorus

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