De sancto Fabiano
The Divine Election and Ministry of Fabian
Saint Fabian is chosen as Pope under the miraculous sign of the Holy Spirit descending as a dove.
Saint Fabian led the Roman Church for many years and finally suffered during the reign of Decius. While he was being chosen for the papacy in Rome, many people saw the Holy Spirit appear in the form of a dove.
Ecclesiastical Stewardship and Legacy
Fabian organizes the records of the martyrs, establishes liturgical practices, and directs the reader to further historical accounts.
He had the accounts of the martyrs' sufferings, which had been neglected by the scribes, collected and written down; he also had many basilicas built throughout the saints' cemeteries, which he then dedicated. He established that the old chrism should be burned and new chrism consecrated every year on Maundy Thursday. You can find more details in the feast of the blessed martyrs Fabian and Sebastian.
Read the original Latin
Sanctus Fabianus rexit Romanam ecclesiam multis annis et tandem temporibus Decii passus est. Iste dum eligeretur ad pontificium urbis Romae, spiritus sanctus in specie columbae multis visus est apparuisse. Iste passiones sanctorum, quae neglectae servantur a notariis, fecit excipi et scribi et multas basilicas per cimiteria sanctorum fabricari fecit, quas et dedicavit. Hic instituit, ut chrisma vetus cremaretar et novum omni anno in coena domini consecraretur. Alia require in festo beati Fabiani et Sebastiani martirum.
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