Pius I

pope

b. 1st century · d. 150s

10th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 140–154

Offices

Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 10 · 140 – 154

Pius I was the bishop of Rome from c. 140 to his death c. 154, according to the Annuario Pontificio. His dates are listed as 142 or 146 to 157 or 161, respectively. He is considered to have opposed both the Valentinians and Gnostics during his papacy. He is considered a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church with a feast day on 11 July, but it is unclear if he died as a martyr.

Related people

Hyginus succeeded · traditional
Hermas sibling of · traditional
Anicetus preceded · traditional

Events

Hermas writes the Shepherd at Rome 145

Commemorated

Pius I

Places

Aquileia birth
St. Peter's Basilica burial
Rome ministry

How we know

Recorded as a historical figure.

Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — HE 5.6
Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of Pius I
Le Liber pontificalis: texte, introduction et commentaire 1 claim — Liber pontificalis I, commentary on the early lives
The Canon of the New Testament 1 claim — Hermas writes the Shepherd at Rome

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