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Saint Hyginus
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Papacy began ca. 138
Papacy ended ca. 140
Predecessor Telesphorus
Successor Pius I
Born ???
Athens, Greece
Died ca. 140
Rome, Italy
Styles of
Pope Hyginus
Emblem of the Papacy.svg
Reference style His Holiness
Spoken style Your Holiness
Religious style Holy Father
Posthumous style Saint

Pope Saint Hyginus was pope from about 138 to about 140. He was born in Athens, Greece at an unknown date. During his papacy, he determined the different prerogatives of the clergy, and defined the grades of the ecclesiastical hierarchy. Hyginus instituted godparents at baptism to assist the newly born during their Christian life. He also decreed that all churches be consecrated. He is said to have died a martyr under the persecution of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, though no records verify this. The chronology of these bishops of Rome cannot be determined with any degree of exactitude by the help of the authorities at our disposal today.[1]

His feast day is commemorated on January 11.


Roman Catholic Popes
Preceded by:
Telesphorus
Bishop of Rome
Pope

136–140
Succeeded by: Pius I

Notes

References
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External links

  • Wikisource-logo.svg "Pope St. Hyginus" in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia.
  • Opera Omnia

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