St Evaristus

St evaristus He was the fifth pope and the immediate successor of st.

St evaristus. However in 108 trajan began another round of persecutions. Evaristus was the son of a greek jew originally from bethlehem and was the sixth pope of the catholic church. In the liberian catalogue his name is given as aristus. However there is no confirmation of this.

He was also known as aristus. It is likely that he was the bishop of rome. Pope saint evaristus was the fifth pope holding office from c. 99 to his death c.

Evaristus saints angels catholic online st. Feast day october 6 pope from c. John the evangelist the last of the apostles most likely died during the time of evaristus reign around 99 ad. Pope evaristus was the bishop of rome from c.

Clement in the see of rome in the reign of trajan and governed the church about eight years being the fourth successor of st. Learn more in these related britannica articles. He is venerated as a saint in the eastern orthodox church 3 the catholic church and oriental orthodoxy. The martyrdom of evaristus though traditional is not historically proven.

That emperor no doubt did not know that the christian pontificate was being perpetuated in the shadows of the catacombs. Saint evaristus succeeded saint anacletus on the throne of saint peter elected during the second general persecution under the reign of domitian. The liber pontificalis says that he was the son of a hellenic jew of bethlehem and certainly incorrectly that he divided rome into. More trustworthy is the assertion of the liber pontificalis that he was laid to rest in vaticano near the tomb of st.

Whether he was martyred or not we have no record. Evaristus died around 107 109 ad during the reign of trajan. Little is known about saint evaristus. He is usually accorded the title of martyr.

In papal catalogues of the second century used by irenaeus and hippolytus he appears as the fourth successor of st. His feast occurs 26 oct. 107 during the reign of the roman emperor trajan. St evaristus succeeded st clement in the see of rome during the reign of trajan and governed the church for about eight years as the fourth successor of st.

Saint evaristus born antioch syria died c. The text of the liber pontificalis says of the new pope. Posted on october 26 2018 saint of the day 26 october st pope evaristus c 44 c 108 martyr bishop of rome pope evaristus accounted as the fifth bishop of rome holding office from c 99 to his death c 108. Peter immediately after st clement.