Pope Eleuterus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pope Saint Eleuterus | |
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Papacy began | c. 174 |
Papacy ended | 189 |
Predecessor | Soter |
Successor | Victor I |
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Birth name | Eleuterus or Eleutherius |
Born | ??? Nicopolis, Epirus, Greece |
Died | 189 Rome, Roman Empire |
Pope Eleuterus (??? − 189) was thirteenth Pope, the official title is the Bishop of Rome of the Catholic Church from c. 174 to his death in 189. He was born in Nicopolis, Epirus, Greece.[1]
In Liber Pontificalis, it says that they ascribe a decree to Pope Eleutherius that no kind of food should be despised by Christians(Et hoc iterum firmavit ut nulla esca a Christianis repudiaretur, maxime fidelibus, quod Deus creavit, quæ tamen rationalis et humana est).[2]
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Preceded by Soter | Pope 175–189 | Succeeded by Victor I |