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'''Saint Telesphorus''' (died c. 136–138 AD) was, according to ancient Christian tradition, the eighth bishop of Rome after Saint Peter, Saint Linus, Saint Anacletus, Saint Clement I, Saint Evaristus, Saint Alexander I, and Saint Sixtus I, thus the eighth pope.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14483a.htm |title=Pope St. Telesphorus |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> He appears in the earliest papal catalogues of Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 180) and Eusebius of Caesarea (c. 324), which assign him a pontificate of approximately eleven years (c. 125–136 or 126–137 AD).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en/roman_curia/pontifical_committees/archeology/documents/rc_comm_archeo_02001010_telesforo_en.html |title=Saint Telesphorus |publisher=Holy See |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> | '''Pope Saint Telesphorus''' (died c. 136–138 AD) was, according to ancient Christian tradition, the eighth bishop of Rome after [[Saint Peter]], Saint Linus, Saint Anacletus, Saint Clement I, Saint Evaristus, Saint Alexander I, and Saint Sixtus I, thus the eighth pope.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14483a.htm |title=Pope St. Telesphorus |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> He appears in the earliest papal catalogues of Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 180) and Eusebius of Caesarea (c. 324), which assign him a pontificate of approximately eleven years (c. 125–136 or 126–137 AD).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en/roman_curia/pontifical_committees/archeology/documents/rc_comm_archeo_02001010_telesforo_en.html |title=Saint Telesphorus |publisher=Holy See |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> | ||
Historical evidence for Telesphorus is extremely limited. Irenaeus is the first to call him a “glorious martyr,” but no contemporary account of martyrdom survives. The ''Liber Pontificalis'' (6th century) claims he was a Greek anchorite from Terranova da Sibari, instituted the Gloria in excelsis at Mass, ordered a seven-week Lent, and decreed midnight Mass at Christmas—details now regarded as later legendary accretions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=41 |title=St. Telesphorus |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Earlier sources provide only his name, succession, and approximate dates. As an ancient pope, his veneration began in the early Church without formal canonization processes; his feast is 5 January in the Roman Calendar and 22 February in the Eastern tradition. | Historical evidence for Telesphorus is extremely limited. Irenaeus is the first to call him a “glorious martyr,” but no contemporary account of martyrdom survives. The ''Liber Pontificalis'' (6th century) claims he was a Greek anchorite from Terranova da Sibari, instituted the Gloria in excelsis at Mass, ordered a seven-week Lent, and decreed midnight Mass at Christmas—details now regarded as later legendary accretions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=41 |title=St. Telesphorus |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Earlier sources provide only his name, succession, and approximate dates. As an ancient pope, his veneration began in the early Church without formal canonization processes; his feast is 5 January in the Roman Calendar and 22 February in the Eastern tradition. | ||