David Asiel Hernández Díaz
Mexico City / 08.05.2025 08:10:06
At present, the Vatican celebrates the most significant festivities of saints in Catholic culture.
According to the highest authority of the Church, the saints are all those who have given an example of courage and defended their beliefs, even putting their lives in between. We inform you who we remember today, Thursday, May 8, 2025.
What is today’s saint?
We talk about San Benedict 2 Rome, The Pope of the Catholic Church among the 684 and 685 years, who was a brief but significant pontificate within a turbulent period in the history of the Church and the Byzantine empire.
Born in Rome, probably within a noble family, Benedict was educated at Schola Cantoruman institution that formed the future clergy in singing and liturgy, and from a young age it distinguished itself by its erudition and piety.
After the death of Papa León II in 683the choice of his successor was delayed because, at that time, the appointment of the Pope required the confirmation of the Byzantine emperor, which resided in Constantinople.
-This delay, which lasted almost a year, was a source of tensions. Once confirmed, Benedict II was consecrated in 684, And one of his first actions was to request that the need for each papal election to expect the imperial approval to be eliminated, or at least that it is managed by the exarca (imperial representative) in Ravenna, to avoid long -ebies of power in Rome. This request was accepted, which represented a diplomatic victory for the papacy.
During his pontificate, Benedict II struggled to maintain doctrinal orthodoxy In an era marked by theological controversies, such as monotelism.
Confirmed the decisions of the Third Council of Constantinople (681), who had condemned that heresy, and worked so that the bishops in Hispania and Gaul would accept their decrees. It is said that he also showed great charity towards the poor and restored several churches in Rome.
Died in May 685 and was buried in the Basilica of San Pedro. Although his papacy was short, he left a remarkable footprint for his defense of ecclesiastical independence and his commitment to the doctrinal unity of the Church.
Is San Benedict church?
San Benedict 2 It is not especially known for having founded a concrete church that has arrived until today with its name or dedicated directly to it.
Unlike other saints or more influential or longer pontificate potatoes, His brief papacy did not leave great constructions attributed directly to him.
However, as Pope, he made restorations in some churches in Rome and was buried in the Ancient Basilica de San Pedro (The original, before the current one that ended in the 16th century).
Nowadays, There is no famous church dedicated exclusively to San Benedict II, But it is possible to find small chapels or altars that mention it in the context of lists of potatoes or saints, especially in Rome.
What other saints commemorate today May 8?
The name of San Benedict 2 It is one of the most commemorated and remembered ephemeris May 8. However, it is important to mention that it is not the only saint that is remembered today, since there are other names whose history and ephemeris are also remembered by the Vatican list, as they are:
- San Arsenio de Scete
- SAN BONIFACIO IV PAPA
- San Desi De Bourges
- San Gibriano
- San Heladio de auxerre
- San subway
- San Pedro de Tantiasia
- San Víctor de Mauritania
- San Wiro
- San Amato Ronconis
