Silvadum City

Silvadum City State Status Civitatis Silvadi (Latin) Erbes Śtot de Silvadi (Medovian)
Flag Coat of Arms
Location of Silvadum City (green) in Thrismari (dark grey)
Capital and largest city	Silvadum City (City-state)
Official languages	Latin Medovian
Religion	Catholicism (Official religion)
Demonym(s)	Silvadian
Government	Unitary Christian absolute monarchy
• Sovereign entity	Holy See
• Sovereign	Luke VII
Legislature	Pontifical Commission
Population
• 2018 estimate	912
• 2014 census	906
Currency	Deru
Time zone	UTC-2
Date format	yyyy-mm-dd (AD)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+777
ISO 3166 code	SD

Silvadum City (Classical: /ˈs̠ɪɫ̪u̯äd̪ʊ̃ˑ/; Ecclesiastical: /ˈsilvɑːd̪um/), officially the Silvadum City State (Medovian: Erbes Śtot de Silvadi; Latin: Status Civitatis Silvadi; Diacritic Latin: Status Cīvitātis Silvādī) is a city-state governed by the Holy See in Gavarnik, the capital of Medovia. It is a official residence of the pope and de facto central point to the Catholic Church.

History

Before Christianity

The name Silvadum comes from old Latin settlement, named "Silva Vadum" ("𐌔𐌉𐌋𐌖𐌀 𐌖𐌀𐌃𐌖𐌌" as written in at the time used Old Latin script), meaning "The Wooden Ford" in Common. Over centuries, the va in the first word merged with the second word, creating the term "Silvadum". The first record with the new name comes from the 4th century BC, noting, that in Silvadum, there was a flood.

The area of Silvadum became later part of the Gavarnik city, which administered it and operated a fort in the location.

Arrival of Christianity

Traditionally, Saint Peter arrived in Gavarnik at around 57 AD, being crucified in 68 AD (some sources provide 62 or 64 AD). At that time, the Christian church in Gavarnik is already expected to be established, despite the prosecution from the imperial power.

The next 35 popes (at that time only regular bishops just like any other bishop) of Gavarnik were porsecuted as well, being mostly martyred or living in hiding, settling the Christian doctrine and spreading Christianity across the area. In 380 AD (some sources provide 382 or 383 AD), the local administration adopted Christianity as the official religion, putting the definite end to the centralized persecution of Christians.

Christian dominance

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Late history

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Papacy

Emblem of the Holy See (and Silvadum) without the shield

Emblem of the Holy See (and Silvadum) during Interregnum (Sede vacante)

Main article: List of popes (Anteria)

Popes in Silvadum

As of 2021, there were 16 popes which operated from the Silvadum City State:

№		Common name	Latin name	From	Until	Ended by
1		Pius VIII	Pivs VIII	1848	1856	NATURAL DEATH
—		Sede vacante		1856	1858	CONCLAVE
2		John XII	Ioannvs XII	1858	1861	UNFITNESS
3		Philip III	Philippvs III	1861	1869	NATURAL DEATH
4		Pius IX	Pivs IX	1869	1878	NATURAL DEATH
5		Michael II	Michælis II	1878	1900	NATURAL DEATH
6		Benedict VIII	Benedictvs VIII	1900	1911	ACCIDENT
7		Benedict IX	Benedictvs IX	1911	1920	RESIGNATION
8		Benedict X	Benedictvs X	1920	1938	NATURAL DEATH
9		Philip IV	Philippvs IV	1938	1951	RESIGNATION
10		Paul VII	Pavlvs VII	1951	1967	NATURAL DEATH
11		Urban XI	Vrbanvs XI	1967	1976	NATURAL DEATH
12		Urban XII	Vrbanvs XII	1976	1978	ASSASSINATION
13		Michael III	Michælis III	1978	1990	NATURAL DEATH
14		Urban XIII	Vrbanvs VII	1990	2006	NATURAL DEATH
15		Luke VI	Lvcas VI	2006	2015	RESIGNATION
16		Luke VII	Lvcas VII	2015	—

Biblical Canon

Biblical canon is as following:

• The Old Testament
  • Torah (Pentateuch)
    • Genesis
    • Exodus
    • Leviticus
    • Numbers
    • Deuteronomy
  • Nevi'im (History)
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    • 1^st Samuel
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    • 1^st Chronicles
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    • 1^st Ezra
    • 2^nd Ezra (Nehemiah)
    • Esther
  • Major prophets
    • Isaiah
    • Jeremiah
    • Lamentations
    • Daniel
    • Ezekiel
  • Deuterocanonical books
    • Tobit
    • Judith
    • Baruch
    • Sirach
    • 1^st Maccabees
    • 2^nd Maccabees
    • Wisdom
  • Ketuvim (Wisdom)
    • Job
    • Psalms
    • Proverbs
    • Ecclesiastes
    • Song of Songs
  • Twelve Minor Prophets
    • Hosea
    • Joel
    • Amos
    • Obadiah
    • Jonah
    • Micah
    • Nahum
    • Habbakkuk
    • Zephaniah
    • Haggai
    • Zechariah
    • Malachi
• The New Testament
  • Gospels & Apostolic history
    • Gospel of Matthew
    • Gospel of Mark
    • Gospel of Luke
    • Gospel of John
    • Acts of the Apostles
  • Pauline epistles
    • 1^st Pauline
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    • Reconciliations
    • Unitarian
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  • General epistles
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  • Apocalypse
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