Pope Evaristus

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Evaristus
Bishop of Rome
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Pope Evaristus, 15th century
Church Early Church
Papacy beganc. 100
Papacy endedc. 108
Predecessor Clement I
Successor Alexander I
Personal details
Born
Bethlehem, Judaea, Roman Empire
Diedc. 108
Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
ParentsJudah
Sainthood
Feast day26 October

Pope Evaristus (Greek: Ευάριστος) was the bishop of Rome from c. 99/100 to his death in 107/108. [1] [2] He was also known as Aristus and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, [3] and Oriental Orthodoxy. It is likely that John the Apostle died during his reign period, marking the end of the Apostolic Age.

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Biography

Evaristus I depicted in marble in Saint Peter's Basilica 2018-12-30 10.54.09 Evaristo e0.jpg
Evaristus I depicted in marble in Saint Peter's Basilica

According to the Liber Pontificalis , he was a Greek by birth, fathered by a Greek Jew named Judah from the city of Bethlehem. [4] Eusebius, in his Ecclesiastical History , states that Evaristus took office in the 3rd year of Trajan's reign, [5] which correspond to AD 99/100, [6] and died in the 12th year of the same reign (AD 108/109) after holding the office for nine years. [7] He divided titles among the priests in the city of Rome, and ordained seven deacons to assist with the bishop's preaching. [4]

According to the Rev. John F. Sullivan, Evaristus decreed that “in accordance with Apostolic tradition marriage should be celebrated publicly and with the blessing of the priest”. [8] Liber Pontificalis further describes him as the one "crowned with martyrdom". [4] The same is indicated also by French historian Alexis-François Artaud de Montor. [9] However, in the Roman Martyrology he is listed without the martyr title, with a feast day on 26 October. [10]

Pope Evaristus is buried near the body of Saint Peter in the Vatican, in Saint Peter's tomb under Saint Peter's Basilica. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pope St. Evaristus"  . Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ↑ According to the Annuario Pontificio , he died in 108.
  3. ↑ "Orthodox England – The Holy Orthodox Popes of Rome".
  4. 1 2 3 Loomis, Louise Ropes (2006) [1917]. The Book of the Popes (Liber Pontificalis). Arx Publishing, LLC. pp. 9–10. ISBN   978-1-889758-86-2. See also the original Latin.
  5. ↑ Ecclesiastical History VIII, 34 (Eusebius first states Evaristus hold the office for 9 years).
  6. ↑ Burgess, Richard W. (1999). Studies in Eusebian and Post-Eusebian Chronography. Franz Steiner Verlag. p. 29. ISBN   978-3-515-07530-5. More exactly, the period between October AD 99 and October AD 100 according to the calendar of Caesarea Maritima.
  7. ↑ Ecclesiastical History IX, 1. He writes 9 years in Book VIII, but writes 8 years in Book IX.
  8. ↑ Sullivan, Reverend John F. (1918). The Externals of the Catholic Church. Aeterna Press.
  9. ↑ Alexis-François Artaud de Montor (1911). The lives and times of the popes : including the complete gallery of the portraits of the pontiffs reproduced from "Effigies pontificum romanorum Dominici Basae": being a series of volumes giving the history of the world during the Christian era. p.  21 – via archive.org. Quote: "Ignatius died of the wounds that were inflicted by ferocious beasts; Evaristus died under the hands of executioners, more cruel than the wild beasts themselves."
  10. ↑ "Martyrologium Romanum" (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2001 ISBN   88-209-7210-7)
  11. ↑ List of popes
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