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[22] Clement is put after Linus and Cletus/Anacletus in the earliest (c. 180) account, that of Irenaeus, [23] who is followed by Eusebius of Caesarea. [24] Early succession lists name Clement as the first, [25]: 636 [c] second, or third [4] [d] successor of Peter. However, the meaning of his inclusion in these lists has been very controversial ...
George Edmundson pointed out a number of anomalies. "The deaths of St. Peter and St. Paul are stated to have taken place in A.D. 55 Clement succeeds Linus in A.D. 67, and Anencletus, the real successor of Linus, is duplicated and follows Clement, first as Cletus, then as Anacletus.
Irenaeus compiled a list of succession of the bishops of Rome, including the immediate successors of Peter and Paul: Linus, Anacleutus, Clement, Evaristus, Alexander, and Sixtus. [11] The Catholic Church currently considers these the successors of Peter, whom they consider the first pope, and through whom following popes would claim authority. [12]
In that epistle, Linus is noted as being with Paul the Apostle in Rome near the end of Paul's life. Irenaeus stated that this is the same Linus who became Bishop of Rome. Depiction of Linus in the Menologion of Basil II. According to the Liber Pontificalis, Linus was an Italian born in Volterra in Tuscany. His father's name was recorded as ...
Pope Anacletus (died c. AD 92), also known as Cletus, was the bishop of Rome, following Peter and Linus. Anacletus served between c. AD 80 and his death, c. AD 92. Cletus was a Roman who, during his tenure as pope, ordained a number of priests and is traditionally credited with setting up about twenty-five parishes in Rome. [1]
In an early articulation of apostolic succession, Clement teaches that the apostles appointed bishops (or presbyters) and deacons to lead the church. [56] Ignatius provided the earliest description of a monarchical bishop , [ 57 ] writing that "all are to respect the deacons as Jesus Christ and the bishop as a copy of the Father and the ...
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Clement taught that faith was the basis of salvation; he also believed that faith was the basis of gnosis—which to him meant spiritual and mystical knowledge. Clement of Alexandria appropriated the word gnosis from the Gnostics (whom he opposed) but reinterpreted the word in a more Christian manner. [117]