Pope Evaristus

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Pope Evaristus was an early Bishop of Rome and pope, traditionally regarded as a first- and second-century Christian leader who helped organize the Roman church’s clergy and structure.

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Label Occurrences
Pope Evaristus canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian leader
Pope
activeInCentury 1st century
2nd century
appointedBy Apostolic succession tradition
associatedWithPlace Church of Rome
linked to: Roman Church

Rome
burialPlace Rome
Saint Peter's Basilica (traditional)
Vatican Hill
deathPlace Roman Empire
Rome
feastDay 26 October (Roman Catholic tradition)
27 October (some calendars)
follows Pope Anacletus
hasGivenName Evaristus
historicity details largely based on later tradition
honorificPrefix Pope
Saint
languageOfName Greek
Latin
memberOf Early Church
linked to: Apostolic Age

Roman clergy
papacyEnd early 2nd century (traditional)
papacyStart late 1st century (traditional)
partOf early papacy
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope

Pope
precedes Pope Alexander I
religion Christianity
roleInChurch leadership of Roman clergy
oversight of Roman Christian community
seeAlso Early Christian bishops of Rome
List of popes
succession early Bishop of Rome succession
title Saint
traditionallyCreditedWith helping structure the Roman church
organizing the Roman church’s clergy
traditionallyRegardedAs martyr
traditionSource Liber Pontificalis
early martyrologies
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

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Clemens Romanus successor Pope Evaristus
St Clement successor Pope Evaristus