Archbishop James XXIII
The good Saint-Archbishop James XXIII | |
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| Church | Salist Church |
| Papacy began | 30 June 1259 |
| Papacy ended | 27 September 1264 |
| Predecessor | Henry VII |
| Successor | Mercius IV |
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| Birth name | Ye'esham Abdulus |
| Born | 24 November 1228 Araq, Saletrist States |
| Died | 27 September 1264 (aged 35) Araq, Saletrist States |
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| Feast day | 19 December |
| Venerated in | All Katherinicanist churches |
| Canonized | 24 November 1815 |
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Archbishop James XXIII (Ledonian: IVHÆMIVZ; born Ye'esham Abdulus; 24 November 1218 – 27 September 1264) was a Ledonian Araqese theologian who served as the Archbishop of Araq.
James was born in Araq, Saletrist States, but his early life is largely unknown. He appears to have travelled to Âlvïguillern to become a monk, before being ousted and returning to his home, where he caught the attention of Henry VII. Henry VII sent Abdulus to Sàlvídon. There, the local monastery complained that Abdulus was "much too merry for a monk", and he was once more ousted to Càlménté. In order to make use of him, he was appointed the Bishop of Càlménté. There, the congregation began to attempt to pacify his nature.
As bishop, Abdulus was sent for Figerbuun, where he organized the first Saletrist churches in the Trihhimerein Peninsula. There, he was much acclaimed, and Karl III called him a saint. Abdulus returned to Araq, where tensions between the local churches led to Henry VII's abdication. Abdulus was hastily elected as the next archbishop, and he took the name James. The coronation service was interrupted by members from the rival church.
Archbishop
Election, 1259
Historians have generally cited the fact that James happened to be at the right place at the right time. Contemporary monk William of Mellsbury noted that "The poor fellow had to be forced into the sanctified throne like a little child", and the priests notably had to restrain the "kicking, shouting, and whining bishop, who exclaimed over and over, 'I have a diocese to tend to!' as he was disciplined."
Assertion of authority
Due to tensions within the church, there was an abundance of religious acts that James was unable to initially perform, such as the claiming of a shrine. James fled the Archdiocese of Araq for Figerbuun, where he successfully evangelized the native population and galvanized them to fight with him against the rival church. James returned to Araq, where he, as William noted, "fought against the heretics to subdue Anti-Archbishop John I. John had only recently been elected by the rival church to serve as an emergency defense against James.
James' attempts to reunify the church ultimately failed, and the Johnicast Church was established. The Archdiocese of Araq was formally split between the Johnicasts and original Salists. James began to lose his popularity with the people, and Edwardius Tacitus noted that "Salists across the world had despised the archbishop".