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5th Roman Pontiff
St Evaristus
EVARISTVS
5th Successor of St Peter · 97–105 · Rome · b. Bethlehem, Judaea, Roman Empire
97
Elected
105
Reign ended
8 years
Length
1st
Century
The Life
A Hellenized Jew. A peregrinus, free provincial subject of the Roman Empire who was not a Roman citizen. Feast day of 26 October. Said to have divided Rome into parishes, assigning a priest to each.
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