Pope Anicetus

Pope Saint

Anicetus
Pope Saint; Anicetus
Bishop of Rome
	Statue of Pope St. Anicetus from St. Laurentius, Holzkirchen in Wolnzach, Bavaria, Germany
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	c. 157
Papacy ended	c. 20 April 168
Predecessor	Pius I
Successor	Soter
Personal details
Born	late 1st century; Emesa, Phoenice
Died	April 168; Rome, Roman Empire
Sainthood
Feast day	20 April (West); 17 April (East)
Attributes	Papal tiara, palm branch

Pope Anicetus (Greek: Ανίκητος) was the bishop of Rome from c. 157 to his death in April 168.^[3] According to the Annuario Pontificio, the start of his papacy may have been 153. Anicetus actively opposed Gnosticism and Marcionism. He welcomed Polycarp of Smyrna to Rome to discuss the Easter controversy.

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^ (in Greek) Άγιος Ανίκητος ο Ιερομάρτυρας πάπας Ρώμης Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής
^ Campbell, Thomas (1907). "Pope St. Anicetus" in The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.