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2nd Roman Pontiff
St Linus
LINVS
2nd Successor of St Peter · 64–76 · Rome · b. Volterrae, Italia, Roman Empire
64
Elected
76
Reign ended
12 years
Length
1st
Century
The Life
First Roman pope. Roman citizen, born in Italia, the homeland of the ancient Romans. Feast day 23 September. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 7 June. Possibly mentioned in the New Testament (Second Epistle to Timothy ).
Portrait: Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript ill / Wikimedia Commons