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Pope Anicetus (died c. 20 April 168) was the Bishop of from c. 157 to his death in 168.[2] According to the Pope , the start of his papacy may have Anicetus been 153. His name is Greek for unconquered (ἀ­ νίκητος). According to the , Anicetus was a Syrian from the city of Emesa (modern­day Homs).[3]

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1 Biography 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References

Biography

According to , it was during his pontificate that the aged of Smyrna, a of , visited Rome to discuss the celebration of Papacy began c. 157 with Anicetus. Polycarp and his Church of Papacy ended c. 20 April 168 Smyrna celebrated the crucifixion on the fourteenth day Predecessor Pius I of Nisan, which coincides with Pesach (or Passover) regardless of which day of the week upon this date fell, Successor Soter while the Roman Church celebrated the Pasch on Sunday Personal details —the weekday of ' . The two did not Birth name Anicetus agree on a common date, but Anicetus conceded to St. Polycarp and the Church of Smyrna the ability to retain Born late 1st century the date to which they were accustomed. The controversy Emesa, Syria [4] was to grow heated in the following centuries. Died c. 20 April 168 Rome, The Christian historian also visited Rome during Anicetus's pontificate. This visit is often cited as a Sainthood sign of the early importance of the Roman See.[4] Feast day 20 April[1]

Anicetus was the first Roman Bishop to condemn heresy Attributes , palm branch by forbidding Montanism. He also actively opposed the Gnostics and . Liber Pontificalis records that Anicetus decreed that priests are not allowed to have long hair (perhaps because the Gnostics wore long hair).[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pope_Anicetus&printable=yes 1/3 7/1/2015 Pope Anicetus ­ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia According to legend, St. Anicetus suffered martyrdom during the reign of the Roman Co­Emperor Lucius Verus, but there are no historical grounds for this account.[5] 16, 17 and 20 April are all cited as the date of his death, but 20 April is currently celebrated as his feast day.[1] Before 1970, the date chosen was 17 April.[5] The Liber Pontificalis states he was buried in the cemetery of Callistus.[3] See also

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1. Martyrologium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2001 ISBN 88­209­7210­7) 2. Campbell, Thomas (1907). "Pope St. Anicetus" in The . Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 3. The Book of Pontiffs (Liber Pontificalis), translated by Raymond Davies (Liverpool: University Press, 1989), p. 5 4. Irenaeus, cited in Eusebius, Historia Ecclesiastica, 5.24; translated by G.A. Williamson, Eusebius: History of the Church (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1965), pp. 232f 5. Calendarium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 1969), p. 120 References

Campbell, Thomas (1907). "Pope St. Anicetus". Wikimedia Commons has Catholic Encyclopedia 1. New York: Robert Appleton media related to Pope Company. Anicetus. Duff, Eamon. Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes, Yale University Press, 2001, p. 13. ISBN 0­300­09165­6 Maxwell­Stuart, P. G. Chronicle of the Popes: The Reign­by­Reign Record of the Papacy from St. Peter to the Present, Thames & Hudson, 2002, p. 19. ISBN 0­500­01798­0.

Catholic Church titles Bishop of Rome Preceded by Succeeded by Soter 154–167

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