Statue of Pope St. Anicetus from St. Laurentius, Holzkirchen in Wolnzach, Bavaria, Germany
Church
Catholic Church
Papacy began
c. 157
Papacy ended
c. 20 April 168
Predecessor
Pius I
Successor
Soter
Personal details
Born
late 1st century
Emesa, Phoenice
Died
April 168 Rome, Roman Empire
Sainthood
Feast day
20 April[1] (West) 17 April[2] (East)
Attributes
Papal tiara, palm branch
Pope Anicetus (Greek: Ανίκητος) was the bishop of Rome from c. 157 to his death in April 168.[3] According to the Annuario Pontificio, the start of his papacy may have been 153. Anicetus actively opposed Gnosticism and Marcionism. He welcomed Polycarp of Smyrna to Rome to discuss the Easter controversy.
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^(in Greek) Άγιος Ανίκητος ο Ιερομάρτυρας πάπας Ρώμης Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής
^Campbell, Thomas (1907). "Pope St. Anicetus" in The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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