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Pope Anicetus

70 - 168

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Pope Anicetus (Greek: Ανίκητος) was the bishop of Rome from c. 157 to his death in April 168. According to the Annuario Pontificio, the start of his papacy may have been 153. Anicetus actively opposed Gnosticism and Marcionism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Anicetus is the 291st most popular religious figure (up from 371st in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Syria (up from 13th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Syrian Religious Figure.

Pope Anicetus is most famous for being the pope who condemned Polycarp, a bishop of Smyrna, for his beliefs.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Anicetus ranks 291 out of 3,187. Before him are John of the Cross, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Pope Lucius I, Pope Pontian, Pope Gregory II, and Pope Agatho. After him are Jethro, Malik ibn Anas, Saint Patrick, Pope Julius I, Pope Boniface VI, and Ezra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 70, Pope Anicetus ranks 2. Before him is Suetonius. After him are Papias of Hierapolis, Menelaus of Alexandria, Theon of Smyrna, and Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus. Among people deceased in 168, Pope Anicetus ranks 1. After him are Emperor Huan of Han, and An Shigao.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Pope Anicetus ranks 8 out of 210. Before him are Bashar al-Assad (1965), Elagabalus (203), Pope Gregory III (700), John of Damascus (676), Zenobia (240), and Yazid I (647). After him are Philip the Arab (204), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Apollodorus of Damascus (50), Julia Domna (160), Abd al-Rahman I (731), and Ibn Kathir (1301).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Syria

Among religious figures born in Syria, Pope Anicetus ranks 2. Before him are Pope Gregory III (700). After him are John Climacus (579), Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), Romanos the Melodist (490), Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), Maron (301), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Sophronius of Jerusalem (560), Youssef Absi (1946), and Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan (1934).

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