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St. Hormisdas
Pope
Life and historical setting
Hormisdas (450–523) is remembered in the Church as pope. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Frosinone.
Documented offices and forms of service associated with Hormisdas include Pope, cardinal, Catholic priest.
Hormisdas's written work included a statement of beliefs, known as the Formula of Hormisdas, reaffirming papal supremacy and condemning the Acasian heresy.
The enduring witness of Hormisdas is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, prayer and contemplation, and pastoral and ecclesial leadership. Because the surviving record is ancient and sometimes brief, the profile distinguishes early testimony from later devotional development.
Vocation and witness
These themes were identified from the supplied source record and provide a structured guide to the life.
Gospel encounter and discipleship
The supplied account connects this life directly with Christ, the Gospel, or the apostolic witness.
Prayer and contemplation
Prayer, contemplation, or a disciplined interior life is a significant part of the recorded witness.
Pastoral and ecclesial leadership
The account includes pastoral, monastic, or ecclesial leadership exercised for the good of the Church.
Works of mercy
Practical mercy toward people who were poor, sick, displaced, or otherwise in need is part of the recorded story.
Reconciliation and peace
The source presents holiness through patience, reconciliation, and unity in Christ.
Spiritual legacy
The enduring witness of Hormisdas is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, prayer and contemplation, and pastoral and ecclesial leadership. Because the surviving record is ancient and sometimes brief, the profile distinguishes early testimony from later devotional development.
Prayerful reflection
God of holiness, through the witness of Hormisdas, strengthen us in reconciliation, peace, forgiveness, and unity rooted in truth and charity. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.
Historical and liturgical note
Current Vatican News calendar listing; local and religious calendars may add other observances.
Because the surviving record is ancient and sometimes brief, the profile distinguishes early testimony from later devotional development.