Pope Linus


Linus
Bishop of Rome
18th century reliquary bust of St. Linus in the Augustiner Museum in Freiburg
Papacy beganc. AD 68
Papacy endedc. AD 80
PredecessorPeter
SuccessorAnacletus
Orders
Ordinationby Paul the Apostle
Personal details
Born
Diedc. AD 80
Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
Buriedpossibly Vatican Hill
Sainthood
Feast day23 September
Venerated inAll Christian denominations that venerate saints
CanonizedPre-Congregation
AttributesPapal vestments and pallium
PatronagePatronage list

Pope Linus (/ˈlnəs/ , Greek: Λῖνος, Linos; died c. AD 80) was the bishop of Rome from c. AD 68 to his death. He is generally regarded as the second Bishop of Rome, after St. Peter. As with all the early popes, he was canonized.

According to Irenaeus, Linus is the same person as the one mentioned in the New Testament.[1] Linus is mentioned in the valediction of the Second Epistle to Timothy (2 Timothy 4:21) as being with Paul the Apostle in Rome near the end of Paul's life.

  1. ^ Kirsch, Johann Peter (1910). "Pope St. Linus". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York, New York, USA: Robert Appleton Company.