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

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

Popec. 175–189

Who

Irenaeus, then a presbyter of Lyons, carried a letter to him about the Montanists (Eusebius V.4); Irenaeus closes his list of Roman bishops with him.

Sources

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

Lineage

In the succession →

See of Rome, c. 175–189.

Succeeded
Pope Soterc. 166–175

See of Rome, c. 175–189

Succeeded by
Pope Victor I189–199

See of Rome, 189–199

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