Pope Telesphorus

Pope Saint

Telesphorus
Pope Saint; Telesphorus
Bishop of Rome
	14th century depiction of St. Telesphorus in the Carmelite Monastery of Straubing in Bavaria
Church	Early Church
Papacy began	c. 126
Papacy ended	c. 137
Predecessor	Sixtus I
Successor	Hyginus
Personal details
Born	Terranova da Sibari, Calabria, Roman Italy
Died	c. 137; Rome, Roman Italy, Roman Empire
Sainthood
Feast day	5 January (Catholic); 5 January (Eastern Orthodox Church) and 22 February (Eastern churches);
Venerated in	Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church;
Attributes	Papal vestments
Patronage	Carmelites

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.^[1]

^ Kirsch, Johann Peter. "Pope St. Telesphorus." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[Kirsch-1] Kirsch, Johann Peter. "Pope St. Telesphorus." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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