Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
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
