Pope Clement I

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

Popec. 88–99

Who

Clement of Rome, who according to Irenaeus had seen the apostles and heard their preaching; his Letter to the Corinthians, written about 96, is the oldest Christian writing outside the New Testament, and it is the first appeal of the Roman church to another church.

Sources

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

Lineage

In the succession →

See of Rome, c. 88–99.

Taught by: Paul the Apostled. c. 64/67
Philippians 4:3, so identified by Origen and Eusebius (Church History III.4, III.15) (tradition)
Peter the Apostled. c. 64/67
Irenaeus, Against Heresies III.3.3 (he saw the apostles and conversed with them); Tertullian, Prescription 32 (ordained by Peter) (tradition)
Succeeded: Pope Anacletusc. 76–88
See of Rome, c. 88–99
Succeeded by: Pope Evaristusc. 99–107
See of Rome, c. 99–107

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