Give me the scoop on Lucius I. St. Lucius I was the odds-on pick after St. Cornelius was exiled and martyred in 253. He was a Roman priest prior to his election, and almost immediately after taking the Chair of Peter, Lucius was also exiled. The exile, thanks be to God, wasn’t permanent. Presumably after …
How do we know he was pope? The Liber Pontificalis lists Cornelius as the successor of St. Fabian. His reign is also validated by writings that still exist from St. Cyprian of Carthage (a bishop during Cornelius’ papacy) and Eusebius, writing on Church history in the early 4th century. Give me the scoop on Cornelius. …
Pope from 235-236 A.D.Died: 236 A.D.Pronounced: AUNT-air-uss How do we know he was pope? The Liber Pontificalis (“Book of Popes”) lists Pope St. Anterus as the immediate successor of Pontian. Church historian Eusebius, writing around 325 AD, confirms the same and lists him as the 18th successor of St. Peter. Give me the scoop on Anterus.Possibly born a …
How do we know he was pope? The Liber Pontificalis (“Book of Popes”) lists Pope St. Pontian as the immediate successor of Urban I. Church historian Eusebius, writing around 325 AD, confirms the same and lists him as the 17th successor of St. Peter. Give me the scoop on Pontian. Pontian was a Roman by …
How do we know he was pope? The Liber Pontificalis (“Book of Popes”) lists Pope St. Urban I as the immediate successor of Callixtus I and 16th successor of St. Peter. Church historian Eusebius, writing around 325 AD, confirms the same. Give me the scoop on Urban I. There isn’t a lot of scoop to …
How do we know he was pope? Both the Liber Pontificalis (“Book of Popes”) and Church historian Eusebius list Pope St. Callistus I as the 16th Bishop of Rome and 15th successor of St. Peter, noting that he reigned for just five years. Give me the scoop on Callistus I. We don’t know when he …
How do we know he was pope? The Liber Pontificalis (“Book of Popes”) lists Pope St. Zephyrinus as the 15th Bishop of Rome and 14th successor of St. Peter. Church historian Eusebius, writing around 325 AD, confirms the same. Give me the scoop on Zephyrinus. Most of what we know about Zephyrinus is from the …
Give me the scoop on Peter. St. Peter, first pope and the pearly-gate-keeper in all those jokes about heaven, hardly needs an introduction. It was to Peter whom Jesus said, “On this rock I will build my church” (Matt. 16:18), and it was Peter who consistently appeared in the Gospels as the head of the …
How do we know he was pope? The Liber Pontificalis (“Book of Popes”) lists Pope St. Victor I as following St. Eleutherius as Bishop of Rome. Church historian Eusebius, writing around 325 AD, also confirms Victor as 14th pope. Give me the scoop on Victor I. Pope St. Victor I is traditionally remembered as the …
How do we know he was pope? St. Linus is identified by St. Irenaeus in his work Adversus Haeresis (“Against Heresy”) as the second pope and first successor of St. Peter, stating, “The blessed apostles, then, having founded and built up the Church, committed into the hands of Linus the office of the episcopate.” Give …