Anacletus, Saint

Anacletus, Saint

pope
also called  Cletus, or Anencletus  
flourished 1st century AD, ; feast day April 26

      second pope (76–88 or 79–91) after St. Peter. According to St. Epiphanius and the priest Tyrannius Rufinus, he directed the Roman Church with St. Linus, successor to St. Peter, during Peter's lifetime. He died, probably a martyr, during the reign of Domitian.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Anacletus II — • The title which was taken by Cardinal Pietro Pierleone at the contested papal election of the year 1130 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Anacletus II     Anacletus II      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Anacletus, Pope Saint — • Third pope, a martyr, d. about 91. May be the same person as Pope St. Cletus Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Saint Peter — For other uses, see St. Peter (disambiguation). Saint Peter the Apostle Painting of Saint Peter by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the saint as Pope (1611 1612). Prince of the Apostles, First Pope, Martyr, Preacher …   Wikipedia

  • Saint Peter's tomb — St. Peter s baldachin, by Bernini, in the modern St. Peter s Basilica. St. Peter s tomb lies directly below this structure. Saint Peter s tomb is a site under St. Peter s Basilica that includes several graves and a structure said by Vatican… …   Wikipedia

  • Pope Anacletus — Saint Anacletus Papacy began circa 79 Papacy ended circa 92 Predecessor Linus Successor …   Wikipedia

  • Bernard de Clairvaux, Saint — born 1090, probably Fontaine les Dijons, near Dijon, Burgundy died Aug. 20, 1153, Clairvaux, Champagne; canonized 1174; feast day August 20 French Cistercian monk, mystic, and doctor of the church. Born into an aristocratic family near Dijon, he… …   Universalium

  • Cletus, Pope Saint — • Cletus, Pope Saint. Third pope, a martyr, d. about 91. May be the same person as Pope St. Cletus • Cletus, Pope Saint. Says that Cletus is only another form of Anacletus, briefly explains how the error of thinking the two names are two… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Norbert of Xanten, Saint — ▪ archbishop of Magdeburg born c. 1080, Xanten, Duchy of Lower Lorraine [Germany] died June 6, 1134, Magdeburg, Saxony; canonized 1582; feast day June 6, among Premonstratensians July 11       archbishop of Magdeburg and founder of the… …   Universalium

  • Popes and antipopes — ▪ Table Popes and antipopes1 antipopes in italics Peter (Peter the Apostle, Saint) ? c. 64 Linus (Linus, Saint) c. 67 76/79 Anacletus (Anacletus, Saint) 76 88 or 79 91 Clement I (Clement I Saint) 88 97 or 92 101 Evaristus (Evaristus, Saint) c. 97 …   Universalium

  • List of popes (graphical) — This is a graphical list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church.While the term Pope ( la. papa , father ) is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders, this title in English usage generally refers to the supreme head of the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”