Pope Saint Cletus
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- Also known as
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Anacletus
Anacletus I
- Memorial
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26 April
formerly 13 July
- Profile
- Convert of Saint Peter, who ordained him.
Third pope.
He ordained an undetermined number of priests during his reign, but almost nothing else is known about him.
Martyr.
May have been the Cletus that Saint Augustine of Hippo wrote about.
He is mentioned in the Canon of the Mass.
- Born
- Greek
- Papal Ascension
- 76
- Died
- martyred c.89;
relics in Saint Linus Church, Vatican City
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Name Meaning
- recalled (Greek)
- Additional Information
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New Catholic Dictionary
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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