bishop of Rome from c. 157 to 168
b. 1st century · d. 168
11th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 150s–160s
Pope Anicetus was the bishop of Rome from c. 157 to his death in April 168. According to the Annuario Pontificio, the start of his papacy may have been 153. Anicetus actively opposed Gnosticism and Marcionism. He welcomed Polycarp of Smyrna to Rome to discuss the Easter controversy.
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