Pope Telesphorus
Former Pope
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Pope Telesphorus was the bishop of Rome from c. 126 to his death c. 137, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. He was of Greek ancestry and born in Terranova da Sibari, Calabria, Italy. Wikipedia
Born: January 3, 67 AD, Terranova da Sibari, Italy
Died: Rome, Italy
Church: Early Church
Feast day: 5 January (Catholic); 5 January (Eastern Orthodox Church) and 22 February (Eastern churches)
Papacy began: c. 126
Predecessor: Sixtus I