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Who taught whom, and who followed whom. The tree holds 45 people from the apostles to the Fathers, joined by 26 teacher-to-disciple links (19 attested by a contemporary or near-contemporary source, the rest by later tradition). The See of Rome runs from Peter through 265 bishops to the present, with 37 antipopes beside the popes they opposed. Every name opens the person's page; each source is given there.

  • taught, attested
  • tradition
  • disputed
  • Apostles and their companions
  • Fathers
  • Popes
  • Antipopes

Fathers whose teachers are not recorded

They stand in the chain by their sees and their works rather than by a known master.

A Greek expositor · Alcuin of York · Ambrosiaster · Amphilochius of Iconium · Anselm of Laon · Aphrahat · Bede · Cyprian of Carthage · Cyril of Jerusalem · Dionysius the Areopagite · Ephrem the Syrian · Epiphanius of Salamis · Faustus of Riez · Gennadius of Constantinople · Glossa Ordinaria · Gregory the Great · Haymo of Halberstadt · Hegesippus · Hilary of Poitiers · Isidore of Seville · Jacob of Serug · John Damascene · Justin Martyr · Lanfranc · Leo the Great · Maximus the Confessor · Modestus of Jerusalem · Nemesius of Emesa · Oecumenius · Paschasius Radbertus · Peter Chrysologus · Peter of Alexandria · Petrus Alfonsi · Pseudo-Athanasius · Pseudo-Chrysostom · Rabanus Maurus · Remigius of Auxerre · Severian of Gabala · Severus of Antioch · Sozomen · Tertullian · Theodoret of Cyrus · Theodotus of Ancyra · Theophylact of Ohrid · Thomas Aquinas · Timothy of Alexandria · Titus of Bostra

Picture credits · 240 portraits from Wikimedia Commons, public domain or Creative Commons Attribution
  • Adeodatus I: Tassin & Toustain. pour le versement et les modifications ː G.Garitan, SCeau Deusdedit pape 17108, 1759 · Public domain
  • Adeodatus II: Unknown authorUnknown author, 77-Adeodatus II, 7th century · Public domain
  • Adrian IV: Unknown medieval illustrator, Adrian IV, servus servorum dei (cropped), between circa 1150 and circa 1200 · Public domain
  • Adrian V: Sailko, Arnolfo di cambio, monumento di papa adriano V, post 1276, 05, 2017-07-11 07:59:57 · CC BY 3.0
  • Adrian VI: After Jan van Scorel, Dutch: Portret van Adriaan Florisz. Boeyens (1459-1523) als paus Adrianus VI Portrait of Pope Adrian VI, Original: presumably between 24 May and 25 May 1523Apparently the Venetian envoy Sanuto Marino writes in his diary that on those dates, a young Dutch painter made two portraits of the Pope.(see link above for source); This version: circa 1625 · Public domain
  • Agapetus I: Dvillafruela, Saint Maixent l'École-Abbatiale Saint Maixent-Vitraux du choeur-20110307(Agapetus crop), 27 March 2011 · CC0
  • Agapetus II: Leonardo Todisco Grande Memoria dell' antichitá Traduzione Antoni Silba Napoli 1853, Monetadiagapitoiiconalberico, 1853 · Public domain
  • Agatho: Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript illuminators[1]: Pantoleon with Georgios, Michael the Younger, Michael of Blachernae, Symeon, Symeon of Blachernae, Menas, and Nestor (Online on Vatican site), Pope Agatho (Menologion of Basil II) - cropped, 0985 · Public domain
  • Alcuin of York: Fulda, Raban-Maur Alcuin Otgar · Public domain
  • Alexander II: NerdAssembledy, Alexander II detail, 11th/12th century · CC0
  • Alexander III: Possibly Matthew Paris, Becket bids farewell to the Pope - Becket Leaves (c.1220-1240), f. 1v - BL Loan MS 88 (cropped), between circa 1220 and circa 1240 · Public domain
  • Alexander V: Michel Wolgemut, Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (Hartmann Schedel, editor), Nuremberg Chronicle f 235v 3 Alexander V, 1493 · Public domain
  • Alexander VI: Attributed to Pedro Berruguete, Italian: Ritratto di Alessandro VI (Borgia, 1492-1503) Portrait of Alexander VI (Borgia, 1492-1503), 1495 · Public domain
  • Alexander VII: Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Portrait of Pope Alexander VII, 17th-century · Public domain
  • Alexander VIII: Unidentified painter, Pope Alexander VIII (1610-1691), 17th century · Public domain
  • Ambrose of Milan: Unknown, AmbroseOfMilan (cropped) · Public domain
  • Amphilochius of Iconium: Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript illuminators[1]: Pantoleon with Georgios, Michael the Younger, Michael of Blachernae, Symeon, Symeon of Blachernae, Menas, and Nestor (Online on Vatican site), Amphilochius of Iconium (Menologion of Basil II), 0985 · Public domain
  • Anastasius I: Manuel Rodríguez y Pérez de Tudela (1866-1926), AnastasiI, 1923 · Public domain
  • Anastasius IV: Giovanni Battista de'Cavalieri, Anastasius IV. Anastasio IV, 1580 · CC0
  • Andrew the Apostle: Peter Paul Rubens, St. Andrew, circa 1611 · Public domain
  • Anterus: Pietro Perugino, Pietro Perugino – Anterus, circa 1481 · Public domain
  • Athanasius of Alexandria: Byzantine Institute staff, Fethiye Camii, parekklesion, diakonikon, mosaics, Istanbul, Turkey - South wall, St. Athanasius, detail of upper half, between 1949 and 1963 · CC0
  • Augustine of Hippo: Philippe de Champaigne, Saint Augustine Alternative title: Saint Augustin, between circa 1645 and circa 1650 · Public domain
  • Bartholomew the Apostle: Peter Paul Rubens, St. Bartolomew, circa 1611 · Public domain
  • Basil the Great: Unknown authorUnknown author, Basil of Caesarea, 11th century · Public domain
  • Bede: http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/de/bke/0047/1v, E-codices bke-0047 001v medium (cropped) · Public domain
  • Benedict III: tassin et Toustain. Pour le versement et les modifications ː G.Garitan, BenedictIIIbullseal, 1760 · Public domain
  • Benedict IX: Tassin et Toustain. G.Garitan pour le versement et les modifications ., Robert abbaye COlombs Benoist IX 17002, 1760 · Public domain
  • Benedict VII: Unknown authorUnknown author, Denarius of Benedict VII, between 974 and 983 · Public domain
  • Benedict VIII: Unknown authorUnknown author, Henry II crowned Holy Roman Emperor, between 1400 and 1410 · Public domain
  • Benedict XI: Sailko, Lorenzo maitani (attr.), monumento di benedetto XI, 1305 circa, 05(rotated)(cropped), 1 August 2016 · CC BY 3.0
  • Benedict XII: Unknown authorUnknown author, Français 2810, fol. 134v, Benoît XII et messagers de Chine (cropped 2), between circa 1410 and circa 1412 · Public domain
  • Benedict XIII: Unidentified painter, Portrait of Pope Benedict XIII Orsini, mid 18th century · Public domain
  • Benedict XIII: Juan Rexach, San Pedro de Pontifical, Original: 15th century; This version: Taken on 10 February 2020, 13:41:07 · Public domain
  • Benedict XIV: Pierre Subleyras, Pope Benedict XIV (Prospero Lambertini, 1675–1758), 1746 · Public domain
  • Benedict XV: Nicola Perscheid, Benedictus XV, by Nicola Perscheid, 1915 (retouched), 1915 · Public domain
  • Boniface I: Cornelis Galle the Elder, H. Augustinus met brandend hart Titelpagina voor Cornelius Jansenius, Augustinus, Leuven, 1640, RP-P-OB-6932(cropped2), 1640 · CC0
  • Boniface IV: Giuseppe Franco, Papa Bonifacio IV, 17th century · Public domain
  • Boniface IX: Sailko, Cosmati, bonifacio IX inginocchiato, 1390-1410 ca (cropped), Taken on 31 May 2016, 13:05:39 · Public domain
  • Boniface VIII: Giotto, Boniface VIII declaring the Jubilee Year of 1300, 1300 · Public domain
  • Caius: User:Polylerus, Pope Caius, January of 2008 · CC0
  • Callistus I: Unknown authorUnknown author; Photo taken by Arnaldo Vescovo, Fresco of Pope Callixtus I - Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Before 1823), circa 450 · Public domain
  • Callistus II: Unknown, Calixtus II · Public domain
  • Callistus III: Sano di Pietro, Calixtus III, 1455 · Public domain
  • Celestine III: Peter of Eboli, Coelestin III (cropped 2), 1196 · Public domain
  • Celestine V: Niccolò di Tommaso, Celestine V Castel Nuovo Napoli n02 · Public domain
  • Clement I: Unknown, Clemens I, 1000 · Public domain
  • Clement II: Kirchenfan, Hornburg Clemens Grundstein, 2016-05-16 09:55:49 · CC0
  • Clement III: French anonymous, SpeculumGrandmontis (Pope Clement III), 13th century · Public domain
  • Clement III: Bishop Otto of Freising. Original uploader was Lamré at sv.wikipedia, Clemente III, antipapa (cropped), 21 December 2004 (original upload date) · Public domain
  • Clement IX: Carlo Maratta, Russian: «Портрет папы Климента IX (1600-1669) »Portrait of Pope Clement IX (1600-1669), 1669 · Public domain
  • Clement of Alexandria: André Thévet, Clement alexandrin, 1584 · Public domain
  • Clement V: Sailko, Clemente V cappellone degli Spagnoli, 11 February 2014, 15:28:57 · CC BY 3.0
  • Clement VI: Matteo Giovanetti, 01 Clément VI (Fresque de la chapelle Saint-Martial du palais des papes), 14th century · Public domain
  • Clement VII: Sebastiano del Piombo, Pope Clement VII, 1531 · Public domain
  • Clement VII: Giac Master, GiacMaster Clement VII, 15th century · Public domain
  • Clement VIII: Gelindu, 1280282369 clement-viii, Taken on 2 February 201713 February 2017, 15:31 (upload date) · Public domain
  • Clement X: Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Pope Clement X (1590–1676), between circa 1670 and circa 1671 · Public domain
  • Clement XI: After Pier Leone Ghezzi, Portrait of Pope Clement XI, 18th century · Public domain
  • Clement XII: Agostino Masucci, Portrait of Pope Clement XII, seated, between circa 1730 and circa 1731 · Public domain
  • Clement XIII: Anton Raphael Mengs, Portrait of Pope Clement XIII, 1760 · Public domain
  • Clement XIV: Original uploaded by: Museodellacittacquapendente, Giovanni Domenico Porta – Ritratto di papa Clemente XIV (c. 1770), Original: Taken on 21 August 2020, 14:17; This version: 23 August 2020 (upload date) · Public domain
  • Conon: Unknown authorUnknown author, Fresco of Pope Conon before restoration - Palazzo Altieri, circa 1661 · Public domain
  • Cyprian of Carthage: The original uploader was Bwag at German Wikipedia., Cyprian von Karthago2, 14 September 2006 (original upload date) · Public domain
  • Cyril of Jerusalem: AnonymousUnknown author, Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, 14th century · Public domain
  • Damasus I: Unknown authorUnknown author, Pope Damasus - Biblia Sancti Martialis Lemovicensis, Folio 4v, 11th century · Public domain
  • Didymus the Blind: Lizarazo999, Didymus the blind · Public domain
  • Dionysius: Unknown authorUnknown author, Pope Dionysius, Unknown date?? · Public domain
  • Dionysius of Alexandria: AnonymousUnknown author, Dionisii alek, 18-19 c (?) · Public domain
  • Dionysius the Areopagite: AnonymousUnknown author, Hosios Loukas (diakonikon, arch) - Dionysius Areopagite, early 11th century Byzantine · Public domain
  • Ephrem the Syrian: AnonymousUnknown author, Mor Ephrem icon, Unknown date · Public domain
  • Epiphanius of Salamis: Unknown authorUnknown author, Epiphanius-Kosovo, some hundred years · Public domain
  • Eugene IV: Sailko, Domenico di Bartolo, madonna della misericordia, 1444, 06(cropped), 2017-08-21 · CC BY 3.0
  • Eusebius: unknown artist 250-300 A.D., Rome, Christian in Rome in orante praying position, from the book Die Malereien der Katakomben Roms, plate 88, levels applied 2, between 250 and 300 · Public domain
  • Eusebius of Caesarea: Unknown, the art is from the 6th Century AD, Eusebius of Caesarea Rabbula Gospels Icon, 2005-11-25 18:29:21 · Public domain
  • Evaristus: Sandro Botticelli, Pope Saint Evaristus (by Sandro Botticelli) – Sistine Chapel (1481), 1481 · Public domain
  • Fabian: Giovanni di Paolo, Saints Fabian and Sebastian, 1475 · Public domain
  • Felix I: Unknown, PopeFelixI, Unknown date · Public domain
  • Felix III: Rijksmuseum, Portret van paus Felix III (IV), RP-P-1874-12-111-1, between 1549 and 1573 · CC0
  • Felix IV: Unknown authorUnknown author., Mosaic of Pope Felix IV (III)., The mosaic was heavily restored afterwards. · Public domain
  • Felix V: Michel Wolgemut, Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (Hartmann Schedel, editor), Nuremberg Chronicle f 242v 2 Felix V, 1493 · Public domain
  • Formosus: Bartolomeo Sacchi, detto il Platina (1421-1481), Formoso, 2015-11-05 · Public domain
  • Gelasius I: Ondraness, Augustiniánský klášter, Staré Brno, Gelasius I, 2023-06-02 18:16:06 · CC0
  • Gelasius II: AnonymousUnknown author, Gelasius-II, circa 1525 · Public domain
  • Gennadius of Constantinople: Theophanes the Cretan, Agios Gennadios Konstantinoupoleos Dionysiou, 1547 · Public domain
  • Gregory IV: Fulda, Gregory-IV (cropped), between 831 and 840 · Public domain
  • Gregory of Nyssa: AnonymousUnknown author, Gregory of Nyssa, 14th century · Public domain
  • Gregory Thaumaturgus: AnonymousUnknown author, Ukrainian: Григорій Чудотворець (Ермітаж), 14th century · Public domain
  • Gregory the Great: British Library, Gregory the Great with the Holy Spirit, 1st quarter of the 12th century · CC0
  • Gregory V: Unknown, Otto III wird von Papst Gregor V. zum Kaiser gesalbt · Public domain
  • Gregory VII: Unknown authorUnknown author, Exultet Rolls of Southern Italy, detail of Pope Gregory VII, circa 1087 · Public domain
  • Gregory VIII: Gregorius VIII, pope (-1187) (depicted), Gregorius VIII, PA05322, {Unknown} · Public domain
  • Gregory X: Eccekevin (talk), Gregory X, Buffalmacco, Arezzo Cathedral, Taken on 13 June 2021, 02:11 (UTC) · Public domain
  • Gregory XI: Virgil Master and his atelier, Duke of Anjou leading Pope Gregory XI to the palace at Avignon, while cardinals follow (cropped), 14th century · Public domain
  • Gregory XII: Justus van Gent / Pedro Berruguete, Gregorio Incaelum Relato, between circa 1473 and circa 1476 · Public domain
  • Gregory XIII: Attributed to Bartolomeo Passarotti, German: Papst Gregor XIII. Pope Gregory XIII, circa 1586 · Public domain
  • Gregory XIV: roman painter, Papa Urbano VII (Pope Urban VII), 1590s · Public domain
  • Gregory XV: Guercino, Pope Gregory XV, 1622 · Public domain
  • Gregory XVI: Paul Delaroche, French: Grégoire XVI, pape (1765-1846) Gregory XVI, Pope (1765-1846), 1844 · Public domain
  • Hilarius: Havang(nl), Carville-Pot-de-Fer (Seine-Mar.) église, statue 03 Saint Hilaire pape, 2019-07-30 09:02:31 · CC0
  • Hilary of Poitiers: Richard de Montbaston et collaborateurs., Hilaryofpoitiers, 14th century; Vie de saintes · Public domain
  • Honorius II: Franz George Hermann/Andreas Praefcke, Schussenried Kloster Deckengemälde Treppenhaus 2 detail02(cropped), Before 1768 · CC0
  • Honorius III: Hegesandros, Pope Honorious III kneeling at feet of Christ, 2010-05-15 11:07:49 · CC0
  • Hyginus: Bocachete, HyginosI, 2006-05 · Public domain
  • Ignatius of Antioch: AnonymousUnknown author, Hosios Loukas (south west chapel, south side) - Ignatios, Byzantine · Public domain
  • Innocent I: Unknown authorUnknown author, Fresco of Pope Innocent I - Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Before 1823), c. 450 · Public domain
  • Innocent III: Carlo Raso, Pope Innocent III (Monastery of Subiaco), 2016-06-22 10:39:33 · Public domain
  • Innocent IV: AnonymousUnknown author, The Council of Lyons excommunicating Frederic II (cropped), 13th century · Public domain
  • Innocent IX: anonymous / After Hieronymus Wierix, Italian: Ritratto di papa Innocenzo IX Portrait of Pope Innocent IX, early 17th century · Public domain
  • Innocent V: Risorto Celebrano, 40 Innocenzo V(cropped), 27 October 2013 · CC BY 3.0
  • Innocent VI: Sailko, Innocent VI, 2014-02-11 15:38:39 · Public domain
  • Innocent VII: Michel Wolgemut, Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (Hartmann Schedel, editor), Nuremberg Chronicle f 235v 1 Innocentius VII, 1493 · Public domain
  • Innocent X: Diego Velázquez, Italian: Ritratto di Innocenzo X Portrait of Innocent X, from 1649 until 1650 · Public domain
  • Innocent XI: Jacob Ferdinand Voet, Portrait of Innocenzo XI Odescalchi, fourth quarter of 17th century · Public domain
  • Innocent XII: Antonio Zanchi, Portrait of Innocent XII, Pope, late 16th century · Public domain
  • Innocent XIII: Possibly Agostino Masucci, InnocientXIII, circa 1722 · Public domain
  • Irenaeus of Lyons: Lucien Bégule, Saint irenee saint irenee, 2010-06-06 · Public domain
  • Isidore of Seville: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spanish: San Isidoro de Sevilla Saint Isidor of Sevilla, 1655 · Public domain
  • James the Great: Peter Paul Rubens, St James the Apostle, between 1612 and 1613 · Public domain
  • James the Less: Unknown, Saint James the Just · Public domain
  • Jerome: Matthias Stom, The penitent Saint Jerome in his Study, first half of 17th century · Public domain
  • John Cassian: Unknown authorUnknown author, John Cassian, Unknown date · Public domain
  • John Chrysostom: Unknown, Johnchrysostom · Public domain
  • John Damascene: Unknown authorUnknown author, Athonite Fresco Icon of Saint John of Damascus, 14th-15th Century · Public domain
  • John IV: Unidentified painter, Papa Giovanni IV, Unknown date, probably circa 17th century · Public domain
  • John Paul I: Anefo, Paus Johannes Paulus I (Bestanddeelnr 929-9074) (cropped), Taken on 19 September 1978 · CC0
  • John the Apostle: Peter Paul Rubens, The Apostle Saint John Evangelista, between 1610 and 1612 · Public domain
  • John V: Many, Rivista italiana di numismatica 1891 p 189, 1891 · Public domain
  • John VI: Artaud de Montor (1772–1849), Pope John VI, 2013-06-09 06:25:08 · Public domain
  • John VII: Byzantinischer Mosaizist um 705, Porträt des Papstes Johannes VII. als Stifter mit Kirchenmodell, Fragment, 705-707 · Public domain
  • John VIII: AnonymousUnknown author, Jan-VIII, 14th century · Public domain
  • John X: Unknown authorUnknown author, Denarius of John X, between 915 and 924 · Public domain
  • John XII: Unknown, Otto I begegnet Papst Johannes XII (cropped) · Public domain
  • John XIX: Unknown, Bari Exultet roll 1 - emperors and pope (pope1) · Public domain
  • John XVI: Artaud de Montor (1772–1849), Pope John XVI, 2013-06-12 14:07:02 · Public domain
  • John XXI: Sailko, Andrea di bonaiuto, apoteosi di san tommaso d'aquino, scienze ed arti 12 Dialettica e Pietro Ispano 3 (1), 11 February 2014 · CC BY 3.0
  • John XXII: Unknown century 14th, Jean XXII 1316, 2011-07-06 19:32:56 · Public domain
  • John XXIII: De Agostini Editore, Ioannes XXIII, by De Agostini, 1958–1963, between 28 October 1958 and 3 June 1963 · Public domain
  • John XXIII: Ulrich of Richenthal, Johannes XXIII. Gegenpapst 2, 1430 · Public domain
  • Jude Thaddeus: Anthony van Dyck, German: Apostel Judas Thaddäus The Apostle Judas Thaddeus, between circa 1619 and circa 1621 · Public domain
  • Julius II: Raphael, Portrait of Pope Julius II, 1511 · Public domain
  • Julius III: Circle of Girolamo Siciolante da Sermoneta, Dutch: Paus Julius III (1478-1555) Pope Julius III (1478-1555), between 1550s and 1600 · Public domain
  • Justin Martyr: Theophanes the Cretan, Saint Justin Martyr by Theophanes the Cretan, between 1545 and 1546 · Public domain
  • Laurentius: Vincent de Beauvais, Laurentius antipope, 1259 · Public domain
  • Leo III: Various: Original: Unknown authorUnknown author Restoration: Ferdinando Fuga (1743), Pope Leo III portrait – Triclinium Leoninum, between 798 and 799 · Public domain
  • Leo IV: PalauanLibertarian, PopeLeoIV (cropped), 2024-06-21 17:19:32 · CC BY 4.0
  • Leo IX: Unknown, Leon IX · Public domain
  • Leo the Great: Francisco Herrera the Younger, El papa San León I Magno, 17th century · Public domain
  • Leo X: Francesco Bini, Raffaello, ritratto di papa leone X tra i cardinali luigi de' rossi e giulio de' medici, 1518, 03, 2022-01-19 12:13:46 · Public domain
  • Leo XI: anonymous, French: Léon XI, pape (1535-1605) Leo XI, Pope (1535-1605), between circa 1605 and circa 1622 · Public domain
  • Leo XII: Charles Picqué, Portrait of Pope Leo XII, 1828 · Public domain
  • Leo XIII: Braun et Compagnie, Papa Leone XIII (3x4 cropped), Taken on 11 April 1878 · Public domain
  • Liberius: Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo, Patrician John Reveals his Dream to Pope Liberius, 1665 · Public domain
  • Linus: Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript illuminators[1]: Pantoleon with Georgios, Michael the Younger, Michael of Blachernae, Symeon, Symeon of Blachernae, Menas, and Nestor (Online on Vatican site), Menologion of Basil II - Patrobulus, Hermas, Linus, Caius, Philologus of 70 disciples (Portrait of Linus), 10-11 century · Public domain
  • Lucius I: Unknown authorUnknown author; Photo taken by Arnaldo Vescovo, Fresco of Pope Lucius I - Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Before 1823), circa 450 · Public domain
  • Lucius II: Unknown authorUnknown author, Fresco of Pope Lucius II after restoration - Palazzo Altieri, circa 1661 · Public domain
  • Lucius III: Probably Peter of Eboli, Lucius-III, circa 1196 · Public domain
  • Luke the Evangelist: Unknown, Codexaureus 23, circa 810 · Public domain
  • Marcellinus: Unknown authorUnknown author, Martyrdom of pope Marcellinus, 06/10/2008 · Public domain
  • Marcellus I: antmoose, Roma-sanmarcelloalcorso2, 2005-11-11 · CC BY 2.0
  • Marcellus II: Workshop of Italian art schools of the Renaissance, Portrait of Marcellus II, 16th century · Public domain
  • Mark the Evangelist: Scriptorium of the Lorsch Abbey (Hofschule Karls des Großen), Germany, Codexaureus 21, between circa 810 and circa 815 · Public domain
  • Martin IV: Unknown authorUnknown author, Martin IV, 14th century · Public domain
  • Martin V: Venetian school / After Pisanello, Italian: Ritratto di papa Martino VPortrait of Pope Martin V (1368-1431), 15th century · Public domain
  • Matthew the Apostle: Unknown, Codexaureus 17 · Public domain
  • Matthias the Apostle: Peter Paul Rubens, St. Matthias, circa 1611 · Public domain
  • Miltiades: Unknown, Icon of Pope Miltiades · Public domain
  • Modestus of Jerusalem: Spiritia, Saint Modestus 1851 Zidarovo, 20 November 2020 (according to Exif data) · CC0
  • Nicholas I: John Salmon, St Nicholas, Great Wakering - Stained glass window - geograph.org.uk - 3916715(cropped), 3 April 2014 · CC BY 2.0
  • Nicholas II: Unknown authorUnknown author, Robert Guiscard claimed as a Duke (Detail of Nicholas II), 14th century · Public domain
  • Nicholas III: Sailko, Scuola romana, affreschi del sancta sanctorum, 1280 ca., Niccolò III dona la chiesa ai ss. pietro e paolo 03 (cropped), 31 May 2016, 12:09:59 · CC BY 3.0
  • Nicholas V: Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of pope Nicholas V, between 1612 and 1616 · Public domain
  • Nicholas V: Virgil Master (illuminator), Antipope-Nicholas V, circa 1410 · Public domain
  • Origen: Unknown, Origen3 · Public domain
  • Pamphilus of Caesarea: Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript illuminators[1]: Pantoleon with Georgios, Michael the Younger, Michael of Blachernae, Symeon, Symeon of Blachernae, Menas, and Nestor (Online on Vatican site), Pamphilus of Caesarea, 1- century · Public domain
  • Pantaenus: Burghers, Michael, Burghers-Pantaenus, 17th century · Public domain
  • Papias: Michel Wolgemut, Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (Text: Hartmann Schedel), Papias, 1493 · Public domain
  • Paschal I: Unknown, Pope Paschalis I, circa 822 · Public domain
  • Paschal II: Unknown authorUnknown author, Pope Paschal-II 1107, 14th century · Public domain
  • Paschal III: Spinello Aretino, Spinello Election of Antipope Paschal, 14th century · Public domain
  • Paul I: Tassin & Toustain. pour le versement et les modifications ː G.Garitan, SCeau Paul I pape 17109 (cropped), 1759 · Public domain
  • Paul II: Unknown authorUnknown author, Portrait of Paolo II, between circa 1521 and circa 1552 · Public domain
  • Paul III: Titian, Italian: Ritratto di Paolo III Portrait of Pope Paul III, 1543 · Public domain
  • Paul IV: Manner of Jacopino del Conte, Italian: Ritratto di papa Paolo IV Carafa Portrait of Pope Paul IV Carafa, between circa 1556 and circa 1560 · Public domain
  • Paul the Apostle: Unknown authorUnknown author, Fresco of Saint Paul at Ephesus, 6th century · Public domain
  • Paul V: Attributed to Caravaggio, Italian: Ritratto di papa Paolo V Portrait of Pope Paul V, between circa 1605 and circa 1606 · Public domain
  • Paul VI: Fotografia Felici, Pope Paul VI 1969 Portrait (4x5 cropped), early 1969 · Public domain
  • Peter Chrysologus: School of Guercino, Saint Peter Chrysologus, 17th century · Public domain
  • Peter of Alexandria: Georgios Foukas, Peter of Alexandria, 1547 · Public domain
  • Peter the Apostle: Unknown authorUnknown author, Saint Peter-Sinai (6th Century) Crop, early 6th century · Public domain
  • Petrus Alfonsi: Unknown, Pedro Alfonso · Public domain
  • Philip the Apostle: Peter Paul Rubens, St. Philip, circa 1611 · Public domain
  • Pius I: Pietro Perugino, Pope Pius I, circa 1481-1483 · Public domain
  • Pius II: Pinturicchio, Freskenzyklus zu Leben und Taten des Enea Silvio Piccolomini, Papst Pius II. in der Dombibliothek zu Siena, Szene: Enea Silvio Piccolomini alias Papst Pius II. trifft in Ancona ein, Detail, 1502-1507 · Public domain
  • Pius III: Unknown authorUnknown author, PiusIII, Unknown date (sitter died 1503) · Public domain
  • Pius IV: Circle of Scipione Pulzone, Portrait of Pope Pius IV, three-quarter-length, seated at a draped table (Circle of Scipione Pulzone), 1560s · Public domain
  • Pius IX: Adolphe Braun, Italian: Papa Pio IX Pope Pius IX, 13 May 1875 · Public domain
  • Pius V: Bartolomeo Passarotti and workshop, Portrait of Pope Pius V, circa 1566 · Public domain
  • Pius VI: Pompeo Batoni, Portrait of Pope Pius VI, Giovanni Angelo Braschi (1717-1799), 1775 · Public domain
  • Pius VII: Thomas Lawrence, Portrait of Pope Pius VII, 1819 · Public domain
  • Pius VIII: Clemente Alberi, Italian: Ritratto di papa Pio VIII Portrait of Pope Pius VIII, between 31 March 1829 and 30 November 1830 · Public domain
  • Pius X: Ernest Walter Histed, Pope Pius X (Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto), before 20 August 1914 · Public domain
  • Pius XI: Nicola Perscheid, Pius XI, by Nicola Perscheid, circa 1922 (retouched), circa 1922 · Public domain
  • Pius XII: Michael Pitcairn, Pius XII with tabard, by Michael Pitcairn, 1951 (retouched), circa 1951 · Public domain
  • Polycarp: PravoslavnyChristianin, Polycarp of Smyrna2, 2010-09-07 · CC0
  • Pontian: Spinello Aretino, St Pontianus (wing of a polyptych), between 1383 and 1384 · Public domain
  • Rabanus Maurus: Fulda, Raban-Maur Alcuin Otgar · Public domain
  • Romanus: Horace Kinder Mann, Coin of Pope Romanus, 1902 · Public domain
  • Sergius I: Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, 1399/1400 - 1464) (1399 - 1464) – artist (Netherlandish) Details on Google Art Project, The Dream of Pope Sergius, late 1430s · Public domain
  • Sergius III: Museo Nazionale Romano, Denarius of Sergius III, 905-911 · Public domain
  • Severus of Antioch: Unknown authorUnknown author, Sevarios of Antioch, 2012-01-25 · Public domain
  • Simon the Zealot: Peter Paul Rubens, St. Simon, circa 1611 · Public domain
  • Simplicius: Jacques Callot, S. Simplice, pape (St. Simplicius, Pope), March 2nd, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year), 1636 · CC0
  • Siricius: Master of the Altarpiece of Santa Auta, St. Auta Altarpiece, 15th century · Public domain
  • Sixtus IV: Pedro Berruguete, Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, between circa 1476 and circa 1482 · CC0
  • Sixtus V: Pietro Facchetti, His Holiness Pope Sixtus V Pietro Fachetti, 16th century · Public domain
  • Stephen II: Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris, Pape Etienne II (cropped), Taken on 30 December 2008 · Public domain
  • Sylvester I: User:Sailko, Età di paolo I, storie di noè, di giuseppe e cristo in trono tra ss. e padri della chiesa occ.le e or.le, 757-767, 16(cropped), 2016-06-01 · CC BY 3.0
  • Sylvester II: Meister der Reichenauer Schule, Evangeliar Kaiser Ottos III., Szene: Der thronende Herrscher, circa 1000 · Public domain
  • Symmachus: Unknown authorUnknown author, Pope Symmachus – apse mosaic of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura, 7th-century · Public domain
  • Tertullian: André Thevet, Tertullian2, 1584 · Public domain
  • Theodore I: Lalupa, 20 - s M Liberatrice mosaici e stemmi - part re P1040942(cropped), 1 October 2014 (c.1908) · CC BY 4.0
  • Theophylact of Ohrid: AnonymousUnknown author, Theophylact the Bulgarian, 17th century · Public domain
  • Thomas Aquinas: Carlo Crivelli, Saint Thomas Aquinas, 1476 · Public domain
  • Thomas the Apostle: Richard Mortel, Thomas the Apostle. Detail of the mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale. Ravena, Italy, Taken on 4 July 2019, 12:12:10 · CC BY 2.0
  • Timothy: Unknown authorUnknown author, Saint Timothy · Public domain
  • Titus of Crete: Unknown authorUnknown author, Fresco of Saint Titos, 13th-15th Century · Public domain
  • Urban I: Raphael, Pope Urban I between Iustitia and Caritas, between 1520 and 1524 · Public domain
  • Urban II: Unknown authorUnknown author, Urbano II in consacrazione de l'altare del monastero di Cluny (detail) (crop), between late 12th century and early 13th century · Public domain
  • Urban III: AnonymousUnknown author, Urban2 lat, 1331 · Public domain
  • Urban IV: Sailko, Taddeo di bartolo, s. tommaso d'aquino presenta la sua liturgia del corpus christi a urbano IV, 1403 ca. (cropped2), 1403 · CC BY 3.0
  • Urban V: Sailko, Simone dei crocifissi, urbano V, 1375 ca., forse dalla cattedrale di s. pietro 01 (cropped), 2014-04-29 11:35:51 · Public domain
  • Urban VI: it:Utente:Riccardov, Pope Urban 6, 2006-09-05 · Public domain
  • Urban VII: Jacopino del Conte, Italian: Ritratto di Urbano VII Portrait of Urban VII, 1590 · Public domain
  • Urban VIII: Pietro da Cortona, Italian: Ritratto di Urbano VIII Portrait of Pope Urban VIII, between circa 1624 and circa 1627 · Public domain
  • Victor II: Unknown authorUnknown author, Gebhard I Bischof von Eichstätt, als Victor II Papst, 11th century · Public domain
  • Victor III: Unknown, Victor III. - Desiderius of Montecassino · Public domain
  • Vitalian: Tassin et Toustain. G.Garitan pour le versement et les modifications ., Bulle vitaliani 16976, 1760 · Public domain
  • Zachary: Sailko, Età di papa Zaccaria, cappella del primicerius Teodoro, Madonna in trono con Theodoto e la moglie, 741-752 (09), Original: 741-752; This version: 1 June 2016, 12:14:42 · CC BY 3.0
  • Zosimus: Cornelis Galle the Elder, H. Augustinus met brandend hart Titelpagina voor Cornelius Jansenius, Augustinus, Leuven, 1640, RP-P-OB-6932(cropped), 1640 · CC0