Pope Anterus

Pope Anterus (died January 3, 236) was the nineteenth Pope, (the official title is the Bishop of Rome) of the Catholic Church.

He served less than two months and died a natural death. He was buried in the cemetery of Callistus on the Appian Way.[1]

He is considered a Saint by the Catholic Church and his feast day is celebrated of January.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia, (NY:Robert Appleton Company)
  2. ↑ Richard P. McBrien, Lives of the Popes: The Pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II, (San Francisco:Harper San Francisco, 1997), p. 46
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