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Pope Fabian

c. 200 – 250 · b. Rome · Bishop of Rome

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Bishop of Rome 236-250. Organised the Roman titular churches; martyred 20 January 250 in the Decian persecution.

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Who was Pope Fabian?: Pope Fabian (200–250) — Bishop of Rome 236-250. Organised the Roman titular churches; martyred 20 January 250 in the Decian persecution.
Who did Pope Fabian succeed as bishop of Rome?: Pope Anterus.
Who succeeded Pope Fabian as bishop of Rome?: Pope Cornelius.

Sources for biography

Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.29, 6.39 primary
Cyprian, Ep. 9 primary

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succeeded in see Pope Anterus
Roman episcopal succession in 236.
Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.29
succeeded in see (incoming) Pope Cornelius
Roman episcopal succession after Fabian's martyrdom; the see was vacant for over a year before Cornelius' election.
Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.39, 6.43

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