Pope Gelasius I (mar 1, 492 – nov 19, 496)
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As the papacy became more powerful, problems between Church and State became acute. Hence, at the end of the fifth century C.E., Pope Gelasius I set forth the principle of the “two powers”: the sacred authority of the popes coexisting with the royal power of the kings—with the kings subordinate to the popes.w94 7/1 15
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Date:
mar 1, 492
nov 19, 496
~ 4 years and 8 months