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'''Saint Evaristus''' (died c. 105–107 AD) was, according to ancient Christian tradition, the fifth bishop of Rome after Saint Peter, Saint Linus, Saint Anacletus (Cletus), and Saint Clement I, thus the fifth pope.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05621a.htm |title=Pope St. Evaristus |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> He appears in the earliest papal catalogues of Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 180), Eusebius of Caesarea (c. 324), and the ''Liber Pontificalis'', which assign him a pontificate of approximately eight to ten years (c. 97–105 or 99–107 AD).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en/roman_curia/pontifical_committees/archeology/documents/rc_comm_archeo_02001010_evaristo_en.html |title=Saint Evaristus |publisher=Holy See |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> | '''Saint Evaristus''' (died c. 105–107 AD) was, according to ancient Christian tradition, the fifth bishop of Rome after [[Saint Peter]], [[Saint Linus]], [[Saint Anacletus]] (Cletus), and [[Saint Clement I]], thus the fifth pope.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05621a.htm |title=Pope St. Evaristus |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> He appears in the earliest papal catalogues of Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 180), Eusebius of Caesarea (c. 324), and the ''Liber Pontificalis'', which assign him a pontificate of approximately eight to ten years (c. 97–105 or 99–107 AD).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en/roman_curia/pontifical_committees/archeology/documents/rc_comm_archeo_02001010_evaristo_en.html |title=Saint Evaristus |publisher=Holy See |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> | ||
Historical evidence for Evaristus is extremely limited. The ''Liber Pontificalis'' (6th century) states that he was a Greek from Antioch by birth, the son of a Jew named Juda from Bethlehem, and that he divided Rome into seven diaconal districts and ordained fifteen bishops—details now regarded as later fabrications.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=38 |title=St. Evaristus |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Earlier sources provide only his name and the length of his pontificate. Tradition holds that he suffered martyrdom and was buried near Saint Peter on the Vatican Hill, though no contemporary evidence confirms this. As an ancient pope, his veneration began in the early Church without formal canonization processes; his feast is 26 October in the Roman Calendar. | Historical evidence for Evaristus is extremely limited. The ''Liber Pontificalis'' (6th century) states that he was a Greek from Antioch by birth, the son of a Jew named Juda from Bethlehem, and that he divided Rome into seven diaconal districts and ordained fifteen bishops—details now regarded as later fabrications.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=38 |title=St. Evaristus |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Earlier sources provide only his name and the length of his pontificate. Tradition holds that he suffered martyrdom and was buried near Saint Peter on the Vatican Hill, though no contemporary evidence confirms this. As an ancient pope, his veneration began in the early Church without formal canonization processes; his feast is 26 October in the Roman Calendar. | ||