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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 .
A collection of popes have had violent deaths through the centuries. The circumstances have ranged from martyrdom (Pope Stephen I) to war (Lucius II), to an alleged beating by a jealous husband (Pope John XII). A number of other popes have died under circumstances that some believe to be murder, but for which definitive evidence has not been found. Martyr popes This list is incomplete ; you ...
Pope Hyginus Pope Sixtus II. Pope Telesphorus (126–137) Pope Hyginus (138–140) Pope Eleutherius (174–189) Pope Anterus (235–236) Pope Stephen I (254–257)
Telesphorus may refer to: . Telesphorus (general), 4th century BC general in ancient Greece Pope Telesphorus (died c. 137), Bishop of Rome and Christian saint; Telesphorus of Cosenza, a name assumed by a 14th-century pseudo-prophet during the time of the Western Schism
The most recently reigning Pope to have been canonised was Pope John Paul II, whose cause for canonisation was opened in May 2005. John Paul II was beatified on 1 May 2011, by Pope Benedict XVI and later canonised, along with Pope John XXIII, by Pope Francis on 27 April 2014. [1] Pope Francis also canonised Pope Paul VI on 14 October 2018.
St Telesphorus TELESPHORVS: Terra Nova, Italia, Roman Empire A Roman of Greek descent, born in Italia, the homeland of the ancient Romans. Uncertain if he was a peregrinus (a free subject of the Roman Empire) or a Roman citizen. Feast day of 5 January. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 22 February.
Based on a Robert Harris novel, the thriller "Conclave," starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, re-creates the secret process of electing a pope.
Pope Telesphorus; Pope Theodore I; Pope Theodore II; Z. Pope Zachary; Pope Zosimus This page was last edited on 6 April 2019, at 09:24 (UTC). Text is available under ...