Papal History

Saint Marcellus I, the Thirtieth Pope (Successors of Peter – Part 30)

After the martyrdom of Saint Marcellinus I in AD304, the See of Peter remained vacant for around three years. Religious persecution under the reign of the Emperor Diocletian not only left the Churc...

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Saint Callixtus I, the Sixteenth Pope (Successors of Peter – Part 16)

Saint Callixtus I (also referred to as Callistus I) was elected as the sixteenth Bishop of Rome, in AD217, succeeding Pope Zephyrinus. During the papacy of Pope Zephyrinus, Callixtus remained his c...

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