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Pope Stephen I

c. 200 – 257 · b. Rome · Bishop of Rome
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Bishop of Rome 254-257. Disputed bitterly with Cyprian and the African church over the rebaptism of those baptised by heretics, insisting Roman tradition not require it.

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Who was Pope Stephen I?
Pope Stephen I (200–257) — Bishop of Rome 254-257. Disputed bitterly with Cyprian and the African church over the rebaptism of those baptised by heretics, insisting Roman tradition not require it.
Who did Pope Stephen I correspond with?
Dionysius of Alexandria.
Who did Pope Stephen I oppose?
Cyprian of Carthage.
Who did Pope Stephen I succeed as bishop of Rome?
Pope Lucius I.
Who succeeded Pope Stephen I as bishop of Rome?
Pope Sixtus II.

Sources for biography

  • Cyprian, Ep. 71-75 primary
  • Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 7.2-5 primary

documented connections(4)

  • opposed (incoming) Cyprian of Carthage
    Cyprian and the African bishops insisted on rebaptising those baptised by heretics; Stephen I forbade the practice. The dispute remained unresolved at their deaths.
    Cyprian, Ep. 71-75 · Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 7.3-5
  • succeeded in see Pope Lucius I
    Roman episcopal succession in 254.
    Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 7.2
  • succeeded in see (incoming) Pope Sixtus II
    Roman episcopal succession in 257.
    Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 7.5
  • corresponded Dionysius of Alexandria
    Dionysius wrote to Stephen urging moderation in the rebaptism dispute.
    Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 7.5

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