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59 BC |
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Julius Caesar established Florence (Florentia), the temporal origin of
the Imperial Patriarchate, as a town and camp for
legionary veterans. Julius Caesar, Charlemagne, King Boso d'Arles of Lower Burgundy, and Pope Leo X are considered the founders of what is modernly known as
the Imperial Patriarchate. Florence's first pagan patron was Mars, due to its military heritage. After Christianisation, the celestial Patron of Florence
became Saint John the Baptist. It is from the patronage of St. John the Baptist that the use of the 8-pointed St. John cross in the Patriarhate,
particularly in the Royal Order of St. Stephen, the Sacred Order of Mary Immaculate, the Order of Merit, and the Florentine Service Order, derives.
In 48 BC, he founded the Ninth Spanish Legion (Legio IX Hispana), of which the Imperial Patriarchate's Most Honourable Legion of the Eagle is the modern successor. |
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41 BC |
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Caesar Augustus reactivates the Ninth Spanish Legion (Legio IX Hispana). |
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1st century AD |
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The diocese of Florence is founded. Saint Zenobius, from a noble Florentine family, is
traditionally considered the first Bishop of Florence (337 � 417). |
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595 |
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Pope Saint
Gregory the Great chooses Saint Augustine of Canterbury to lead a
mission to Christianize English pagans. |
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597 |
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Saint
Augustine of Canterbury, first Archbishop of Canterbury, arrives in
England to begin his mission. He is consecrated Bishop and
establishes the Catholic Church of England. |
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696 |
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Saint
Willibrord is consecrated Bishop at Rome by Pope Sergius I and made
Apostle to the Netherlands. The See of Utrecht is established. |
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812 |
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The sovereign Margraviate of Tuscany in the
Holy Roman Empire is established by Charlemagne. (Charlemagne, Julius Caesar, King Boso d'Arles of Lower Burgundy, Vice King of Italy, and Pope Leo X
are considered the founders of what is modernly known as the Imperial Patriarchate.) Boniface I of Lucca becomes the first Margrave. Support of the
Margrave of Tuscany soon became essential for candidates for the title of King of Italy, and the Margraves
were sometimes members of the King's immediate family. |
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876 |
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King Boso d'Arles of Lower Burgundy was named Governor and
the first Vice King of Italy by the Holy Roman Emperor. As the ancestor of Matilda, Vice Queen of Italy, he is considered, along with
Julius Caesar, Charlemagne, and Pope Leo X, a founder of Imperial Patriarchate. |
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1059 and |
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Gérard de Bourgogne, Bishop of Florence, is elected Pope Nicholas II.
He invested Robert Guiscard as Duke of Calabria, Pulia, and Sicily in support of the Normans' reconquest of southern Italy and Sicily from the Muslims. In |
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1097 |
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Matilda,
Margravine of Tuscany (also known as "the Great Countess")
successfully led an Army to defeat the Imperial Army threatening the
Papacy and, with the assistance of French forces, restored Pope Urban
II to Rome. Upon her death, she left her territorial possessions to
the Roman Church. They are held in custody today by the Patriarchate
of Saint Stephen as her temporal successor. |
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1145 |
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The See of
Utrecht is granted autonomy by Blessed Pope Eugene III. |
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1215 |
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The
privileges of Utrecht are confirmed by the Fourth Lateran Council. |
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1503 |
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Giovanni
Cardinal de' Medici (the future Pope Leo X) becomes head of the House
of Medici and of the Florentine Republic upon the death of his
brother, Piero de' Medici. He remained Lord of Florence until the
beginning of his papacy in 1513, at which time rule of Florence
passed to his younger brother. Today the Florentine Archfather, Imperial Patriarch is the successor to Pope Leo X as Cardinal Prince of Florence.
Leo X, as well as Julius Caesar, Charlemagne, and King Boso d'Arles of Lower Burgundy are considered the founders of what is moderately known as the Imperial Patriarchate.
Pope Leo X is specifically considered the father of unification of the temporal and spiritual patrimony of the Patriarchate. |
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1516 |
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Pope Leo X
confirmed the privilege of the Church of Florence to elect its own clergy. |
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1520 |
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Pope Leo X
confirmed the autonomy, which becomes known as Leonine Privilege. |
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1522 |
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Hadrian
VI, from the See of Utrecht, is elected Pope. |
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1655 |
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Antonio
Cardinal Barberini, nephew of Pope Urban VIII, was consecrated
bishop, having previously been appointed Cardinal in 1628. |
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1668 |
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Charles
Maurice Letellier, son of the Grand Chancellor of France, Archbishop
of Reims, is consecrated Bishop by Cardinal Barberini. |
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1670 |
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Jacques
Benigne Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux, is consecrated by Archbishop Letellier. |
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1673 |
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Jacques
Goyon de Matignon, Bishop of Condom, is consecrated by Bishop Bossuet. |
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1691 |
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Archbishop
Codde of Utrecht is accused falsely of the Jansenist heresy. He is
cleared by the Pope's commission, but the effects of this laid the
foundation for conflict that persists to this day. |
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1739 |
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Bishop
Dominique-Marie Varlet, Roman Catholic Titular Bishop of Ascalon,
consecrated by Bishop de Matignon, consecrates Peter John Meindaerts
to the vacant See of Utrecht. The name of Old Roman Catholic Church
of Holland was used. Prior to this point, the Old Roman Catholic and
Roman Communion successions were held in common. |
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1763 |
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Archbishop
Meindaerts and the Second Utrecht Council issues statements in favor
of orthodoxy of Faith and of respect for the Holy See. |
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1870 |
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The
"Old Catholic" movement (as distinct from Old Roman
Catholicism) started in opposition to Papal Infallibility and the
First Vatican Council. This movement would eventually overwhelm Utrecht. |
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1889 |
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Declaration
of Utrecht issued by the Old Catholic movement in opposition to
Papal Infallibility, and the "Utrecht Union" solidified as
a movement again Rome. This was a grave matter of concern for Old
Roman Catholics, whose traditions continued the ancient traditions of
the See of Utrecht regarding the primacy of the Pope. |
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1908 |
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Arnold
Harris Mathew, a Roman Catholic, was consecrated to the episcopate by
Archbishop Geraldus Gul, Archbishop of Utrecht and served as
Archbishop for the Old Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain and Ireland. |
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1910 |
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Due to the
influence on Utrecht of the "Old Catholics", Archbishop
Mathew separated from the Utrecht Union to preserve the orthodoxy of
the Catholic Faith within Old Roman Catholicism. |
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1914 |
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Archbishop
Rudolph Prince de Landas-Berghes, having been consecrated by
Archbishop Mathew the year before, came to the United States to lead
the Old Roman Catholic Church Diocese in the United States. |
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1963 |
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Bishop
Salomão Barbosa Ferraz received into the Roman Communion by
Pope John XXIII (without sub-conditional consecration) while still
married and appointed Titular Bishop of Eleutherna and Auxiliary
Bishop of Rio de Janiero. |
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1976 |
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Pope Paul
VI recognizes the Catholic status of the See of Utrecht. |
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1978 |
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The
Diocese of the Southwest is formed as part of the conservative
Anglican movement. |
|
2006 |
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Following
a schism, the Diocese of the Southwest enters into the fullness of
the Catholic Faith through Old Roman Catholicism. |
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2008 |
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Diocese of
the Southwest was elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese. |
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2009 |
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The
Metropolitan See of the Southwest is granted autonomy. |
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2011 |
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The
Archdiocese of the Southwest, having previously been consecrated to
Saint Stephen, Deacon and Protomartyr, becomes the See of Saint
Stephen and Patriarchal See of the Old Holy Roman Church of the
English Rite (Anglican Rite Roman Catholic Church), being an
autonomous and semi-autocephalous successor to both the Anglican Rite
and Imperial Old Roman Catholic traditions (Holy Roman Empire) and the Legacy of Pope Leo X in
Rome, Florence, and England. |
