Pope Anacletus

Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754

Popec. 76–88

Who

Also called Cletus; second in Irenaeus's list after Peter. The Liber Pontificalis makes him a Roman who ordained presbyters and set apart the burial ground of the popes.

Sources

Irenaeus, Against Heresies III.3.3
Eusebius, Church History III–V
Liber Pontificalis
Annuario Pontificio

Lineage

In the succession →

See of Rome, c. 76–88.

Succeeded: Pope Linusc. 67–76
See of Rome, c. 76–88
Succeeded by: Pope Clement Ic. 88–99
See of Rome, c. 88–99

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