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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 .
Plaque commemorating the popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica (their names in Latin and the year of their burial). This chronological list of popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the Annuario Pontificio under the heading "I Sommi Pontefici Romani" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes.
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 ...
Finally, the Pope and the Emperor will undertake a crusade, regain the Holy Land, and bring the Jews, Greeks, and infidels back to Christ. Part 6, the crowning of the French king, was a popular prophecy in its own right, and drew on an existing tradition of prophecy about a Second Charlemagne. Reeves suggests that the origin of the Telesphorus ...
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)
Plaque commemorating popes buried in St Peter's Basilica. This is a graphical list of the popes of the Catholic Church. While the term pope (Latin: Papa, 'Father') is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders, in English usage, this title generally refers to the supreme head of the Catholic Church and of the Holy See.
Based on a Robert Harris novel, the thriller "Conclave," starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, re-creates the secret process of electing a pope.
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.