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Telesphorus | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Church | Early Church |
Papacy began | c. 126 |
Papacy ended | c. 137 |
Predecessor | Sixtus I |
Successor | Hyginus |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | c. 137 Rome, Roman Italy, Roman Empire |
Sainthood | |
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Venerated in | |
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. He was of Greek ancestry and born in Terranova da Sibari,[1][2][3] Calabria, Italy.
The Carmelites venerate Telesphorus as a patron saint of the order since some sources depict him as a hermit living on Mount Carmel. He is also a martyr according to the ancient testimony of Irenaeus.
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