RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Telesphorus

100 - 137

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Pope Telesphorus (Greek: Τελεσφόρος) was the bishop of Rome from c. 126 to his death c. 137, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. Telesphorus is traditionally considered as the eighth Bishop of Rome in succession after Peter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Telesphorus is the 421st most popular religious figure (up from 553rd in 2019), the 455th most popular biography from Italy (up from 653rd in 2019) and the 202nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Telesphorus is most famous for being the first pope to be martyred for his faith.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Telesphorus ranks 421 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Stephen IX, Pope Callixtus I, Pope Hyginus, Saint Nino, Pope Benedict VII, and Saint Ursula. After him are Belshazzar, Erasmus of Formia, Pope Simplicius, Pope Benedict IV, Pope John XVII, and Pope Conon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Pope Telesphorus ranks 7. Before him are Ptolemy, Justin Martyr, Pope Alexander I, Longinus, Joseph of Arimathea, and Pope Hyginus. After him are Pope Victor I, Saint Sarah, James the Less, Decebalus, Dionysius the Areopagite, and Thecla. Among people deceased in 137, Pope Telesphorus ranks 1. 

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Telesphorus ranks 455 out of 5,161. Before him are Cesare Maldini (1932), Tiberius Gracchus (-163), Pope Benedict VII (910), Nino Rota (1911), Cato the Younger (-95), and Pierre Cardin (1922). After him are Pope Simplicius (420), Pope Benedict IV (860), Pope John XVII (950), Pope Conon (630), Albano Carrisi (1943), and Pope Alexander II (1010).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Telesphorus ranks 202. Before him are Pope Adeodatus II (610), Pope Sergius II (800), Pope Anastasius III (890), Antipope John XXIII (1370), Pope Callixtus I (180), and Pope Benedict VII (910). After him are Pope Simplicius (420), Pope Benedict IV (860), Pope John XVII (950), Pope Conon (630), Pope Alexander II (1010), and Pope Stephen III (720).

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