Anterus

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Saint Anterus (also Anteros , * in Greece ; † January 3, 236 in Rome ) was Bishop of Rome and as such a successor to Pontianus , who was deported to Sardinia together with the antipope Hippolytus on the orders of Emperor Maximinus Thrax . His name is a Latinization of the name Anteros , the Greek god of love returned.

Life and pontificate

According to the name Anteros could be of Greek origin, his life dates are not historically documented, the pontificate is . According to the Liber Pontificalis , written around 530, he was the son of a Romulus . There he is also assigned an episcopal ordination in Fondi. Anterus was elected after seven days of vacancy on November 21, 235. Nothing certain is known about events during his short pontificate, which lasted only a few weeks. He is considered to be the first historically secure incumbent. According to the Liber Pontificalis , he is said to have collected martyrs' files for which he was punished with death. Death asMartyr , who also led to canonization , cannot be historically proven. He was buried as the first head of the Roman Church in the Catacomb of Calixtus in Rome; the grave was rediscovered in 1854. His feast days are January 3rd (Catholic) and August 5th (Orthodox).

In the representation he is equipped with a papal robe, as attributes the tiara and the cross staff with two or three crossbars are assigned.

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predecessor Office successor
Pontianus Bishop of Rome
(the term Pope was first used after 384)
235–236 		Fabianus
personal data
SURNAME Anterus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anteros
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Rome
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century
PLACE OF BIRTH Greece
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 236
Place of death Rome