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Pope Anicetus

c. 100 – c. 168 · b. Emesa, Syria · Bishop of Rome
Bishop

Quick facts

Born
c. 100, Emesa, Syria
Died
c. 168, Rome
See
Rome
Region
west
Era
ante nicene
Significance
Notable(2/4)
Also known as
Anicetus

Highlights

Main contribution
Bishop of Rome c. 157-168.
Primary source
Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 4.11, 5.24

Bishop of Rome c. 157-168. Hosted Polycarp of Smyrna in Rome during the Easter dating dispute; they parted in peace though disagreeing.

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Common questions

Who was Pope Anicetus?
Pope Anicetus (100–168) — Bishop of Rome c. 157-168. Hosted Polycarp of Smyrna in Rome during the Easter dating dispute; they parted in peace though disagreeing.
Who did Pope Anicetus meet?
Polycarp of Smyrna.
Who succeeded Pope Anicetus as bishop of Rome?
Pope Soter.

Sources for biography

  • Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 4.11, 5.24 primary
  • Irenaeus, Adv. Haer. 3.3.4 primary

documented connections(1)

  • met Polycarp of Smyrna
    Polycarp visited Anicetus in Rome; they discussed the Quartodeciman question and parted in peace.
    Irenaeus, Letter to Victor in Eusebius HE 5.24

tradition connections(1)

  • succeeded in see (incoming) Pope Soter
    Roman episcopal succession; preserved only by Eusebius drawing on Hegesippus and the Liberian list, with no contemporary 2nd-c attestation.
    Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 4.19

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 Pope Anicetus).
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