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Pope Eleutherius

c. 120 – c. 189 · b. Nicopolis, Epirus · Bishop of Rome

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Bishop of Rome c. 174-189. Received Irenaeus as envoy from the Gallic confessors during the Montanist crisis.

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Who was Pope Eleutherius?: Pope Eleutherius (120–189) — Bishop of Rome c. 174-189. Received Irenaeus as envoy from the Gallic confessors during the Montanist crisis.
Who did Pope Eleutherius meet?: Irenaeus of Lyons.
Who did Pope Eleutherius succeed as bishop of Rome?: Pope Soter.
Who succeeded Pope Eleutherius as bishop of Rome?: Pope Victor I.

Sources for biography

Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.4 primary

documented connections(1)

met (incoming) Irenaeus of Lyons
Irenaeus carried a letter from the Gallic confessors to Eleutherius during the Montanist controversy.
Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.4

tradition connections(2)

succeeded in see Pope Soter
Roman episcopal succession; only attested by Eusebius and the later Liberian list, no contemporary 2nd-c documentation.
Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.preface
succeeded in see (incoming) Pope Victor I
Roman episcopal succession c. 189; preserved by Eusebius via Hegesippus and the Liberian list rather than contemporary documents.
Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.22

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