>* Sergius I, pope (701)
>- after Sergius was elected as pope, the imperial exarch John
>extorted a huge sum of money from him; as pope, he ordained that the
>Roman church should observe the four feasts of Mary, including her
>birthday (which is today -- coincidence?)
>
Which were the other three, actually? I don't think the Conception was then
generally celebrated - or was it? Purification? Annunciation? Assumption
- again, perhaps not yet? Visitation? Or what?
Oriens.
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