Pope Evaristus

Pope Evaristus (Greek: Ευάριστος) was the bishop of Rome from 99/100 to his death in 107/108.According to the Annuario Pontificio, he died in 108. He was also known as Aristus and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and Oriental Orthodoxy. It is likely that John the Apostle died during his reign period, marking the end of the Apostolic Age.

Biography

According to the Liber Pontificalis, he was a Greek by birth, fathered by a Greek Jew named Judah from the city of Bethlehem. See also the original Latin. Eusebius, in his Ecclesiastical History, states that Evaristus took office in the 3rd year of Trajan's reign,Ecclesiastical History VIII, 34 (Eusebius first states Evaristus hold the office for 9 years). which corresponds to AD 99/100, More exactly, the period between October AD 99 and October AD 100 according to the calendar of Caesarea Maritima. and died in the 12th year of the same reign (AD 108/109) after holding the office for nine years.Ecclesiastical History IX, 1. He writes 9 years in Book VIII, but writes 8 years in Book IX. He divided titles among the priests in the city of Rome, and ordained seven deacons to assist with the bishop's preaching.

According to the Rev. John F. Sullivan, Evaristus decreed that "in accordance with Apostolic tradition marriage should be celebrated publicly and with the blessing of the priest". Liber Pontificalis further describes him as the one "crowned with martyrdom". The same is indicated also by French historian Alexis-François Artaud de Montor. Quote: "Ignatius died of the wounds that were inflicted by ferocious beasts; Evaristus died under the hands of executioners, more cruel than the wild beasts themselves." However, in the Roman Martyrology he is listed without the martyr title, with a feast day on 26 October."Martyrologium Romanum" (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2001 )

Pope Evaristus is buried near the body of Saint Peter in the Vatican, in Saint Peter's tomb under Saint Peter's Basilica.List of popes

Pope Evaristus

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