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Pope Soter

c. 110 – c. 174 · b. Fondi, Campania · Bishop of Rome

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Bishop of Rome c. 168-174. Corresponded with Dionysius of Corinth and sent aid to other churches.

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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 Anicetus
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
succeeded in see (incoming) Pope Eleutherius
Roman episcopal succession; only attested by Eusebius and the later Liberian list, no contemporary 2nd-c documentation.
Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.preface

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