Crescentius
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Crescentius may refer to:
One of several leaders of the Roman
aristocracy in the tenth century, during their opposition to the imperial and papal government of the time:
One of several saints:
- The mediaeval writer on agriculture, Petrus de Crescentius, or Pietro de' Crescenzi
- Crescentius of JesiCrescentius of JesiCrescentius Grizi of Jesi was an Italian Franciscan who became Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor. He was an opponent of the Franciscan Spirituals, and was deposed as general in 1247 in favour of John of Parma of their party. Crescentius Grizi of Jesi (died 1263) was an Italian...
or Crescentius Grizi of Jesi (died 1263), Italian Franciscan - Crescentius Richard Duerr, President of De La Salle College in the Philippines
One of several leaders of the Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
aristocracy in the tenth century, during their opposition to the imperial and papal government of the time:
- Crescentius the ElderCrescentius the ElderCrescentius the Elder was a 10th century politician and aristocrat in Rome who played a part in the papal appointment.-Family:With the disappearance of the Carolingian dynasty the papal government of Rome lost its most powerful protector, and the Romans took matters into their own hands.Out of the...
- Crescentius the YoungerCrescentius the YoungerCrescentius the Younger , son of Crescentius the Elder, was a leader of the aristocracy of medieval Rome. During the minority of Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor he declared himself Patricius Romanorum, Consul or Senator of Rome and made himself de facto ruler of Rome...
(d. 998 AD) - John CrescentiusJohn CrescentiusJohn Crescentius was the son of Crescentius the Younger. He succeeded to his father's title of consul and patrician of Rome in 1002 and held it to his death....
One of several saints:
- Crescentius of RomeCrescentius of RomeSaint Crescentius of Rome is venerated as a child martyr by the Roman Catholic Church. According to tradition, he was born of a noble Roman family and was baptized along with his parents by Saint Epigmenius. During the persecutions of Christians by Diocletian, the family fled to Perugia, where...
, child saintChild saintChild saints are children and adolescents who died or were martyred and have been declared saints or martyrs of the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Anglican, Episcopalian, or Lutheran Churches or have been beatified or venerated by those churches.-List of child saints:*110 Infant...
(feast day: September 14) - St. Crescentius, bishop of MainzArchbishopric of MainzThe Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780–82 and 1802. In the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, the Archbishop of Mainz was the primas Germaniae, the substitute of the Pope north of the Alps...
in the 2nd century AD - St. Crescentius, deacon of Saint ZenobiusSaint ZenobiusSaint Zenobius is venerated as the first bishop of Florence. His feast day is celebrated on May 25.-Life:Born of a Florentine noble family, he was educated by his pagan parents. He came early under the influence of the holy bishop Theodore, was baptized by him, and succeeded, after much...
- St. Crescentius, companion of Saint Romulus of Fiesole