RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Victor I

100 - 199

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Pope Victor I (died 199) was a Roman African prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Rome in the late second century. The dates of his tenure are uncertain, but one source states he became pope in 189 and gives the year of his death as 199. He was born in the Roman Province of Africa. He was later considered a saint. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Victor I is the 455th most popular religious figure (up from 511th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Libya (up from 11th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Libyan Religious Figure.

Pope Victor I is most famous for his role in the Council of Nicaea. He was the first pope to be recognized as Bishop of Rome.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Victor I ranks 455 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Stephen VII, Theodore of Amasea, Marcion of Sinope, Fatima al-Fihri, Robert Sarah, and Maximilian Kolbe. After him are Saint Sarah, Pope John III, Salome, James the Less, Sarah Baartman, and Pope Hilarius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Pope Victor I ranks 8. Before him are Justin Martyr, Pope Alexander I, Longinus, Joseph of Arimathea, Pope Hyginus, and Pope Telesphorus. After him are Saint Sarah, James the Less, Decebalus, Dionysius the Areopagite, Thecla, and Apollos. Among people deceased in 199, Pope Victor I ranks 2. Before him is Lü Bu. After him are Yuan Shu, Gao Shun, Gongsun Zan, and Suro of Geumgwan Gaya.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Pope Victor I ranks 10 out of 76. Before him are Septimius Severus (145), Arius (256), Aristippus (-434), Simon of Cyrene (-100), Callimachus (-310), and Berenice II of Egypt (-267). After him are Omar Mukhtar (1858), Idris of Libya (1889), Khalifa Haftar (1943), Carneades (-214), Synesius (370), and Mustafa Abdul Jalil (1952).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Libya

Among religious figures born in Libya, Pope Victor I ranks 3. Before him are Mark the Evangelist (10), and Arius (256).

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