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Anacletus of Rome
c. 32* – c. 92 · b. Athens · Bishop of Rome
* Date marked with an asterisk is a placeholder estimate (lifespan heuristic), not a sourced claim. Hover for the derivation.
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 32*, Athens
- Died
- c. 92, Rome
- See
- Rome
- Region
- west
- Era
- apostolic father
- Significance
- Minor(1/4)
- Also known as
- Cletus · Anencletus
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Second successor of Peter at Rome per Irenaeus' list.
- Primary source
- Irenaeus, Adv. Haer. 3.3.3
Second successor of Peter at Rome per Irenaeus' list. Almost no biographical detail survives beyond the succession lists.
Recommended reading near Anacletus
A cover-visible starting point chosen from the curated reading path, either by this figure or by their era.
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Common questions
- Who was Anacletus of Rome?
- Anacletus of Rome (?–92) — Second successor of Peter at Rome per Irenaeus' list. Almost no biographical detail survives beyond the succession lists.
- Who did Anacletus of Rome succeed as bishop of Rome?
- Linus of Rome.
- Who succeeded Anacletus of Rome as bishop of Rome?
- Clement of Rome.
Sources for biography
- Irenaeus, Adv. Haer. 3.3.3 primary
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 3.13, 3.15 primary
tradition connections(2)
- succeeded in see Linus of RomeRoman succession list reconstructed by Irenaeus c. 180; no contemporaneous attestation.Irenaeus, Adv. Haer. 3.3.3 · Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 3.13
- succeeded in see (incoming) Clement of RomeRoman succession list reconstructed by Irenaeus c. 180; the order Linus-Anacletus-Clement is not contemporaneously attested.Irenaeus, Adv. Haer. 3.3.3 · Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 3.15
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Anacletus of Rome).