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Pope Telesphorus
Telesphorus | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | c. 126 |
| Papacy ended | c. 137 |
| Predecessor | Sixtus I |
| Successor | Hyginus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | c. 137 Rome, Italy, Roman Empire |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day |
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| Venerated in | |
| Attributes | Papal vestments |
| Patronage | Carmelites |
Pope Telesphorus (Greek: Τελεσφόρος) was the bishop of Rome from c. 126 to his death c. 137, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.
Telesphorus is traditionally considered as the eighth Bishop of Rome in succession after Peter.[1]
- ^ Kirsch, Johann Peter. "Pope St. Telesphorus." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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