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Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini

Pope Anicetus

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

Popec. 155–166

Who

Received Polycarp of Smyrna at Rome and kept communion with him though they differed on the date of Easter (Irenaeus in Eusebius V.24).

Sources

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

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In the succession →

See of Rome, c. 155–166.

Succeeded
Pope Pius Ic. 140–155

See of Rome, c. 155–166

Succeeded by
Pope Soterc. 166–175

See of Rome, c. 166–175

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