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Church Father St. Irenaeus called him a great martyr; the earliest attested martyrdom of pope after St. Peter. 9 c. 136 – c. 140 (4 years) St Hyginus HYGINVS: Athens, Achaea, Roman Empire [birth 4] Greek. A peregrinus, free provincial subject of the Roman Empire who was not a Roman citizen. Tradition holds he was martyred; feast day 11 ...
Coat of Arms of the Holy See. This page is a list of popes by country of origin. They are listed in chronological order within each section. As the office of pope has existed for almost two millennia, many of the countries of origin of popes no longer exist, and so they are grouped under their modern equivalents.
Plaque commemorating popes buried in St Peter's Basilica. This is a graphical list of the popes of the Catholic Church. While the term pope (Latin: Papa, 'Father') is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders, in English usage, this title generally refers to the supreme head of the Catholic Church and of the Holy See.
Bishop in the Catholic Church; Catholic Church hierarchy; List of bishops and prince-bishops of Liège; List of Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent); List of Catholic bishops in the Philippines
The pope (Latin: papa, from Ancient Greek: πάππας, romanized: páppas, lit. 'father') [2] [3] is the bishop of Rome and the visible head [a] of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, [b] Roman pontiff, [c] or sovereign pontiff.
The official style of the Catholic pope in English is "His Holiness Pope [papal name]". 'Holy Father' is another honorific often used for popes. The full title, rarely used, of the Catholic pope in English is: "His Holiness [papal name], Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and ...
Pope Gregory VII (r. 1073–1085) ordered that the title "pope" be reserved exclusively for the Bishop of Rome. Unknown manuscript from the 11th century Unknown manuscript from the 11th century The term "pope" comes from the Latin " papa ", and from the Greek πάππας [ 5 ] ( pappas , which is an affectionate word for "father"). [ 6 ]
The title of pope is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders. This category refers only to the popes of the Catholic Church , whose supreme head is the bishop of Rome . Note on numbering of popes: There has never been a Pope Martin II or Pope Martin III .