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Pope Victor I
c. 130 – c. 199 · b. Africa · Bishop of Rome
Bishop
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 130, Africa
- Died
- c. 199, Rome
- See
- Rome
- Region
- west
- Era
- ante nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Victor
Highlights
- Main contribution
- First Latin-speaking bishop of Rome (c. 189-199).
- Primary source
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.23-25
First Latin-speaking bishop of Rome (c. 189-199). Excommunicated the Asian churches over the Quartodeciman controversy; rebuked by Irenaeus.
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Common questions
- Who was Pope Victor I?
- Pope Victor I (130–199) — First Latin-speaking bishop of Rome (c. 189-199). Excommunicated the Asian churches over the Quartodeciman controversy; rebuked by Irenaeus.
- Who did Pope Victor I correspond with?
- Irenaeus of Lyons.
- Who did Pope Victor I oppose?
- Polycrates of Ephesus.
- Who did Pope Victor I succeed as bishop of Rome?
- Pope Eleutherius.
- Who succeeded Pope Victor I as bishop of Rome?
- Pope Zephyrinus.
Sources for biography
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.23-25 primary
- Jerome, De Viris Illustribus 34 primary
documented connections(2)
- opposed Polycrates of EphesusVictor I attempted to excommunicate the Asian churches led by Polycrates over the Quartodeciman Easter; rebuked by Irenaeus.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.23-25
- corresponded (incoming) Irenaeus of LyonsIrenaeus wrote urging Victor not to break communion with the Asian churches over Easter dating.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.24
tradition connections(2)
- succeeded in see Pope EleutheriusRoman episcopal succession c. 189; preserved by Eusebius via Hegesippus and the Liberian list rather than contemporary documents.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.22
- succeeded in see (incoming) Pope ZephyrinusRoman episcopal succession c. 199; only attested by Eusebius writing a century later.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.28, 6.21
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 Victor I).