Natalis (antipope)

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Natalis was a figure in early church history who is sometimes considered the first Roman antipope .

Little is known about Natalis. Eusebius cites in his writings an unspecified earlier source that a Confessor ( confessor mentioned) called Natalis extending around 199 of the Adoptianisten the Bishop of Rome have had to appoint. Natalis quickly repented and wrapped herself in sackcloth and ashes, threw herself at Pope Zephyrinus ' feet and asked for a return to the church.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gregory Dix, Henry Chadwick: The Treatise on the Apostolic Tradition of St Hippolytus of Rome, Bishop and Martyr . Routledge, 2013, ISBN 9781136101465 , p. Xvii (Retrieved June 7, 2017).
  2. ↑ Eusebius of Caesarea : Church History , V. 28, II.
  3. ^ Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature: Zephyrinus
personal data
SURNAME Natalis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Personality of early church history
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century or 3rd century