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A few scholars such as Walter Bauer have argued that Evodius was not even Bishop of Antioch, and that some ancient lines should be interpreted as claiming that Peter himself was the first Bishop with none between him and Ignatius. A homily by John Chrysostom praises Ignatius as the successor to Peter, for example, seemingly ignoring Evodius. A ...
According to tradition, the bishopric of Antioch was established by Saint Peter in the 1st century AD and was later elevated to the status of patriarchate by the First Council of Nicaea in 325. [1] The church first underwent schism after the deposition of Eustathius in 330 over the issue of the Arian controversy and persisted until its ...
St. Peter's Basilica Church of St. Peter Saint Peter [ note 1 ] (born Shimon Bar Yonah ; died AD 64–68), [ 1 ] also known as Peter the Apostle , Simon Peter , Simeon , Simon , or Cephas , [ 6 ] was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church .
According to these patristic sources, the Ebionites insisted on the necessity of following both the Law of Moses and the moral teachings of Jesus to be righteous; they revered James the Just as an exemplar of righteousness and the true successor to Jesus (rather than Peter), while rejecting Paul as a false apostle and an apostate from the Law.
Plaque commemorating the popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica (their names in Latin and the year of their burial). This chronological list of popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the Annuario Pontificio under the heading "I Sommi Pontefici Romani" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes.
Pope Linus (/ ˈ l aɪ n ə s / ⓘ, Greek: Λῖνος, Linos; died c. AD 80) was the bishop of Rome from c. AD 68 to his death. He is generally regarded as the second Bishop of Rome, after St. Peter.
11th-century fresco in the Basilica of San Clemente, Rome: Saints Cyril and Methodius bring Saint Clement's relics to Rome. The Liber Pontificalis [20] presents a list that makes Linus the second in the line of bishops of Rome, with Peter as first; but at the same time it states that Peter ordained two bishops, Linus and Anacletus, for the priestly service of the community, devoting himself ...
According to numerous records of the early Church Fathers, Peter was present in Rome, was martyred there, and was the first bishop of Rome. Dogma and traditions of the Catholic Church maintain that he served as the bishop of Rome for 25 years until 67 AD when he was martyred by Nero [7] (further information: Great Fire of Rome).