Pope Evaristus
Template:Short description Template:Redirect Template:Infobox Christian leader Pope Evaristus (Greek: Ευάριστος) was the bishop of Rome from Template:Circa 99/100 to his death in 107/108.<ref>Template:CathEncy</ref><ref>According to Annuario Pontificio, he died in 108.</ref> He was also known as Aristus and is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the Catholic Church, and Oriental Orthodoxy. It is likely that John the Apostle died during his reign period, marking the end of the Apostolic Age.
Biography
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According to the Liber Pontificalis, he was a Greek by birth, fathered by a Greek Jew named Judah from the city of Bethlehem.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book See also the original Latin.</ref> Eusebius, in his Ecclesiastical History, states that Evaristus took office in the 3rd year of Trajan's reign,<ref>Ecclesiastical History VIII, 34 (Eusebius first states Evaristus hold the office for 9 years). The truth is, as the monarchical episcopate was not yet existing in Rome, it is useless to attempt to fix his dates, or those of any of the other so-called bishops who lived before the second quarter of the second century.</ref> which correspond to AD 99/100,<ref>Template:Cite book More exactly, the period between October AD 99 and October AD 100 according to the calendar of Caesarea Maritima.</ref> and died in the 12th year of the same reign (AD 108/109) after holding the office for nine years.<ref>Ecclesiastical History IX, 1. He writes 9 years in Book VIII, but writes 8 years in Book IX. </ref> He divided titles among the priests in the city of Rome, and ordained seven deacons to assist with the bishop's preaching.<ref name=":0" />
According to Reverend John F. Sullivan, Evaristus decreed that “in accordance with Apostolic tradition marriage should be celebrated publicly and with the blessing of the priest”.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Liber Pontificalis further describes him as the one "crowned with martyrdom".<ref name=":0" /> The same is indicated also by French historian Alexis-François Artaud de Montor.<ref>Template:Cite book Quote: "Ignatius died of the wounds that were inflicted by ferocious beasts; Evaristus died under the hands of executioners, more cruel than the wild beasts themselves."</ref> However, in the Roman Martyrology he is listed without the martyr title, with a feast day on 26 October.<ref>"Martyrologium Romanum" (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2001 Template:ISBN)</ref>
Pope Evaristus is buried near the body of Saint Peter in the Vatican, in Saint Peter's tomb under Saint Peter's Basilica.<ref>List of popes</ref>
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- Writings attributed to Pope St Evaristus
- Patron Saints Index: Pope Saint Evaristus
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