Pope Nicholas I, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pope Nicholas I

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Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 13-Nov-0867

Profession: Catholic priest, cleric

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Pope Saint Nicholas I (Latin: Nicolaus I; c.
AD 800 – 13 November 867), also denominated (Pope) Saint Nicholas the Great, was Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church from 24 April 858 to his death on 13 November 867.
He is remembered as a consolidator of Papal authority, exerting decisive influence on the historical development of the Papacy and its position among the Christian nations of Western Europe.
Nicholas I asserted that the Pope should have suzerain authority over all Christians, even royalty, in matters of faith and morals.He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, with his feast on 13 November.He refused to grant an annulment to King Lothair II of Lotharingia from Teutberga so that Lothair could marry his mistress Waldrada.
When a council pronounced in favor of annulment, Nicholas I declared the council deposed, its messengers excommunicated, and its decisions invalid.
Despite pressure from the Carolingians, who laid siege to Rome, his decision held.
During his reign, relations with the Byzantine Empire soured because of his support for Ignatius, Patriarch of Constantinople, who had been removed from his post in favor of Photius.