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13th Roman Pontiff
St Eleutherius
ELEVTHERIVS
13th Successor of St Peter · 174–189 · Rome · b. Nicopolis, Epirus, Roman Empire
174
Elected
189
Reign ended
15 years
Length
2nd
Century
The Life
Greek. A peregrinus, free provincial subject of the Roman Empire who was not a Roman citizen. Tradition holds he was martyred; feast day 6 May.
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