How Peter Became Pope

Authors

W Dallmann, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

8-1-1930

Document Type

Article

Keywords

pope, emperor, st. peter, rome, vicar of Christ, papal, constantinople, theodoric, boniface

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Hilary, 461-408, took the title "Vicar of Peter, to whom, since the resurrection of Christ, belonged the keys of the kingdom.” He admitted, however, that his vast authority had a civil origin. In time the "Vicar of Peter'' grew into the ''Vicar of Christ."

Simplicius, 468---483, appointed a permanent legate in Spain.

When Emperor Augustulus was deposed, in 476, the division of the Eastern and Western empires ended. In the following century the Goths were put down by J' Justinian’s generals Belisarius and Narses, and Italy was subject to the emperor at Constantinople and ruled by his exarchs at Ravenna, who compelled the people to sell even their children in order to pay their taxes and made no real resistance to the incoming Lombards.

Felix III in a letter to Emperor Zeno calls himself the "Vicar of Peter." The Savior speaks in His apostle, and the apostle speaks in his vicar.

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Matthew 16:18;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Dallmann, W (1930) "How Peter Became Pope," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 1, Article 74.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol1/iss1/74