“who does no harm, harmless”
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A given name in Latin
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01 / Meaning & origin
Innocentius is a masculine given name documented in Latin.
Separate records with matching spellings: İnnocentius (Turkish)
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INNOCENTIUS— “harmless”
The infants whom Herod massacred at Bethlehem were termed in Latin _innocentes_, from _in_ (not), and _noceo_ (to hurt). These harmless ones were revered by the Church from the first, and honoured on the third day after Christmas as martyrs in deed. The relics of the Holy Innocents were great favourites in the middle ages, and are to be found as frequently as griffins' eggs in the list of treasures at Durham; but names taken from them are almost exclusively Roman. A lawyer of…
The infants whom Herod massacred at Bethlehem were termed in Latin _innocentes_, from _in_ (not), and _noceo_ (to hurt). These harmless ones were revered by the Church from the first, and honoured on the third day after Christmas as martyrs in deed. The relics of the Holy Innocents were great favourites in the middle ages, and are to be found as frequently as griffins' eggs in the list of treasures at Durham; but names taken from them are almost exclusively Roman. A lawyer of the time of Constantine was called Innocentius, and a Pope contemporary with St. Chrysostom handed it on to his successors, many of whom have subsequently assumed this title, and are called by their subjects Innocenzio.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter VI (Modern Names From The Latin), Section XI (Names of Holiness) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216
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pope of the Catholic Church from 1676 to 1689
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pope of the Catholic Church from 1484 to 1492
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pope from 1644 to 1655
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pope of the Catholic Church from 1243 to 1254
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