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Pope Soter
c. 110 – c. 174 · b. Fondi, Campania · Bishop of Rome
Bishop
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 110, Fondi, Campania
- Died
- c. 174, Rome
- See
- Rome
- Region
- west
- Era
- ante nicene
- Significance
- Minor(1/4)
- Also known as
- Soter
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Bishop of Rome c. 168-174.
- Primary source
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 4.23
Bishop of Rome c. 168-174. Corresponded with Dionysius of Corinth and sent aid to other churches.
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Common questions
- Who was Pope Soter?
- Pope Soter (110–174) — Bishop of Rome c. 168-174. Corresponded with Dionysius of Corinth and sent aid to other churches.
- Who did Pope Soter succeed as bishop of Rome?
- Pope Anicetus.
- Who succeeded Pope Soter as bishop of Rome?
- Pope Eleutherius.
Sources for biography
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 4.23 primary
tradition connections(2)
- succeeded in see Pope AnicetusRoman episcopal succession; preserved only by Eusebius drawing on Hegesippus and the Liberian list, with no contemporary 2nd-c attestation.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 4.19
- succeeded in see (incoming) Pope EleutheriusRoman episcopal succession; only attested by Eusebius and the later Liberian list, no contemporary 2nd-c documentation.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.preface
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 Soter).