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A collection of popes have had violent deaths through the centuries. The circumstances have ranged from martyrdom (Pope Stephen I) to war (Lucius II), to an alleged beating by a jealous husband (Pope John XII). A number of other popes have died under circumstances that some believe to be murder, but for which definitive evidence has not been found. Martyr popes This list is incomplete ; you ...
A total of 83 out of 265 deceased popes have been recognised universally as canonised saints, including all of the first 35 popes (31 of whom were martyrs) and 52 of the first 54. If Pope Liberius is numbered amongst the saints as in Eastern Christianity , all of the first 49 popes become recognised as saints, of whom 31 are martyr-saints, and ...
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.
Felix and Adauctus, c. 303, attested in the works of Pope Gregory I (late 6th century) and in a miraculous martyrology by Ado in the 9th century that may have drawn on a 4th-century record by Pope Damasus I; Agnes of Rome, c. 304, recorded by Ambrose; Marcellinus and Peter, 304, first recorded by Damasus
Although the characteristics of the early papacy developed over time, the period from 30 to 313 is a rough approximation used by scholars as a likely date to characterize this period. There were 32 popes at this time and most pontificates were short, since, due to occasional Roman persecutions, many popes were martyred shortly after being elected.
In the reign of Pope Gregory XIII (1572–85), authorisation was given for 63 recognised martyrs to have their relics honoured and pictures painted for Catholic devotions. These martyrs were formally beatified by Pope Leo XIII , 54 in 1886 and the remaining nine in 1895.
Pope Cornelius (Greek: Κορνήλιος) was the bishop of Rome from 6th or 13 March 251 until his martyrdom in June 253. He was pope during and following a period of persecution of the church, while a schism occurred over how repentant church members who had practiced pagan sacrifices to protect themselves could be readmitted to the church.
Ipswich Martyrs († 1515–1558) Jean Vallière († 1523), Paris, France; ... in which fourteen Protestants were burned at the stake for their faith, on May 21, 1559.