Pope Telesphorus
Head of the Catholic Church from c. 126 to c. 137 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Telesphorus (disambiguation).
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.
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Bishop of Rome | |
Church | Early Church |
Papacy began | c. 126 |
Papacy ended | c. 137 |
Predecessor | Sixtus I |
Successor | Hyginus |
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Died | c. 137 Rome, Roman Italy, Roman Empire |
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Attributes | Papal vestments |
Patronage | Carmelites |
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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.