Caius
pope of the Catholic Church from 283 to 296
d. 22 Apr 296
28th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 17 Dec 283–22 Apr 296
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 28 · 17 Dec 283 – 22 Apr 296
Pope Caius, also called Gaius, was the bishop of Rome from 17 December 283 to his death in 296. Little information on Caius is available except that given by the Liber Pontificalis, which relies on a legendary account of the martyrdom of Susanna of Rome for its information. According to legend, Caius baptized the men and women who had been converted by Tiburtius and Castulus. His legend states that Caius took refuge in the catacombs of Rome and died a martyr.
Related people
- Diocletian relative of · traditional
- Eutychian succeeded · traditional
- Saint Gabinus sibling of · traditional
- Marcellinus preceded · traditional
Commemorated
Places
- Catacomb of Callixtus burial
- Rome ministry
- Salona birth
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Chronograph of 354 (the Calendar of Filocalus) 1 claim — Depositio Episcoporum (part 11); Liberian Catalogue (part 13)
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — HE 7.32
- Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of Caius