Anterus, Saint

Anterus, Saint

pope
born , Greece
died Jan. 3, 236, Rome; feast day January 3

      pope for several weeks at the end of 235 and the beginning of 236. He was elected (possibly Nov. 21, 235) while St. Pontian, his predecessor, was condemned to the Sardinian mines. Anterus was soon prosecuted and sentenced to death. According to the Liber pontificalis, he was martyred for having ordered a collection of the acts of the martyrs to be made and included in the archives of the church.

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