Pope Julius I
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Pope Julius I was the bishop of Rome from 6 February 337 to his death on 12 April 352. He was appealed to by Athanasius when the latter was deposed from his position as patriarch by Arian bishops, Jul
Pope Julius I depicted in a c. 12th century mosaic from the apse of the Roman church Santa Maria in Trastevere
Date of the birth of Jesus
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The date of the birth of Jesus is not stated in the gospels or in any historical sources and the evidence is insufficient to allow for consistent dating. However, most biblical scholars and ancient hi
Pope Julius I
…for asserting the authority of the pope over the Arian Eastern bishops, as well as being attributed with the setting of December 25 as the official birthdate of Jesus. Julius was a native of Rome and was chosen as successor of Pope Mark after the Roman seat had been vacant for four months…
Nativity by Robert Campin (c. 1420), depicting the birth of Jesus during Spring
Dispute of Jesus and the Pharisees, by James Tissot, c. 1890
A mosaic dated to around AD 300 in the Tomb of the Julii, an apparently Christian tomb in the Vatican Necropolis. Most scholars believe it depicts Jesus as the sun god Sol / Helios.
The 'calculation hypothesis' was proposed by Louis Duchesne, a priest and historian of Christianity.