Evaristus
5th Pope of the Catholic Church from c. 99 to c. 107
b. 1st century · d. 105
5th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 90s–105
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 5 · 90s – 105
Pope Evaristus was the bishop of Rome from c. 99/100 to his death in 107/108. He was also known as Aristus and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and Oriental Orthodoxy. It is likely that John the Apostle died during his reign period, marking the end of the Apostolic Age.
Related people
- Clement of Rome succeeded · traditional
- Alexander I preceded · traditional
Commemorated
Places
- Antioch birth
- Vatican Necropolis burial
- Rome ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — HE 3.34
- Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of Evaristus
- Le Liber pontificalis: texte, introduction et commentaire 1 claim — Liber pontificalis I, commentary on the early lives