Editing List of popes (section)

==== 3rd century ====
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| 218 –<br>14 October 222<br>{{small|(4 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Callixtus I|Callixtus I]]'''<br>{{small|'''CALLISTVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
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| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent (''[[Constitutio Antoniniana]]''). Martyred; feast day 14 October.
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| 217 – 235<br>{{small|(18 years)}}
| ''St [[Hippolytus of Rome|Hippolytus]]''<br>{{small|'''''HIPPOLYTVS'''''}}
| style="font-size:85%"| c. 170
| style="font-size:85%"| 47 / 65
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent (''[[Constitutio Antoniniana]]''). In opposition to [[Pope Callixtus I|Callixtus I]], [[Pope Urban I|Urban I]], and [[Pope Pontian|Pontian]]. Later reconciled with Pontian (see below).
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| 17
| 222 –<br>19 May 230<br>{{small|(7 years)}}
| '''St [[Pope Urban I|Urban I]]'''<br>{{small|'''VRBANVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
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| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 25 May. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with the same feast day.
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| 18
| 21 July 230 –<br>28 September 235<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|230|07|21|235|09|28}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Pontian|Pontian]]'''<br>{{small|'''PONTIANVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
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| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 13 August. First to abdicate due to his exile to [[Sardinia]] by Emperor [[Maximinus Thrax]]. The ''[[Liberian Catalogue]]'' recorded his exile on 28 September 235, the earliest exact date in papal history.<ref>{{cite book |last=Mcbrien |first=Richard P. |title=The Pocket Guide to the Popes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LD59jfaKEIsC&pg=PA30 |access-date=6 March 2012 |date=2006 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=978-0-06-113773-0 |pages=30–31 |archive-date=10 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310123008/https://books.google.com/books?id=LD59jfaKEIsC&pg=PA30#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/chronography_of_354_13_bishops_of_rome.htm |title=The Chronography of 354 AD. Part 13: Bishops of Rome |pages=from Theosodr Mommsen, MGH Chronica Minora I (1892), pp. 73–76 |access-date= 6 March 2012 |archive-date= 6 October 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181006041329/http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/chronography_of_354_13_bishops_of_rome.htm |url-status= live}}</ref> Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with the same feast day.
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| 19
| 21 November 235 –<br>3 January 236<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|235|11|21|236|01|03}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Anterus|Anterus]]'''<br>{{small|'''ANTERVS'''}}
| [[Petilia Policastro|Petelia]], Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Petilia|Now Petilia Policastro, [[Italy]]}}
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| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent (''[[Constitutio Antoniniana]]''). Feast day 3 January. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 5 August.
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| 20
| 10 February 236 –<br>20 January 250<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|236|02|10|250|01|20}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Fabian|Fabian]]'''<br>{{small|'''FABIANVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
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| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 20 January. Divided the communities of Rome into seven districts, each supervised by a deacon. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 5 August.
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| 21
| March 251 –<br> June 253<br>{{small|(2 years, 3 months)}}
| '''St [[Pope Cornelius|Cornelius]]'''<br>{{small|'''CORNELIVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
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| [[Roman citizen]]. Died as a martyr through extreme hardship; feast day 16 September.
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| March 251 – 258<br>{{small|(7 years)}}
| ''[[Novatian]]''<br>{{small|'''''NOVATIANVS'''''}}
| style="font-size:85%"| c. 200–220 Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
| style="font-size:85%"| 31–51 / 38–58
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Roman citizen]]. Founder of [[Novatianism]]. In opposition to [[Pope Cornelius|Cornelius]], [[Pope Lucius I|Lucius I]], [[Pope Stephen I|Stephen I]], and [[Pope Sixtus II|Sixtus II]].
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| 22
| 25 June 253 –<br>5 March 254<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|253|06|25|254|03|05}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Lucius I|Lucius I]]'''<br>{{small|'''LUCIVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
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| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 5 March.
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| 23
| 12 March 254 –<br>2 August 257<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|254|03|12|257|08|02}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Stephen I|Stephen I]]'''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
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| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent (''[[Constitutio Antoniniana]]''). Martyred by beheading; feast day 2 August. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with the same feast day.
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| 24
| 31 August 257 –<br>6 August 258<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|257|08|31|258|08|06}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Sixtus II|Sixtus II]]'''<br>{{small|'''XYSTVS''' Secundus}}
| Athenae, Achaea, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Athens}}
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| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent (''[[Constitutio Antoniniana]]''). Martyred by beheading; feast day 6 August. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with the same feast day.
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| 25
| 22 July 259 –<br>27 December 268<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|259|07|22|268|12|27}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Dionysius|Dionysius]]'''<br>{{small|'''DIONYSIVS'''}}
| Terra Nova, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Terranova}}
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| [[Roman citizen]] of Greek descent (''[[Constitutio Antoniniana]]''). Feast day 26 December.
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| 26
| 5 January 269 –<br>30 December 274<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|269|01|05|274|12|30}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Felix I|Felix I]]'''<br>{{small|'''FELIX'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
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| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 30 December.
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| 27
| 4 January 275 –<br>7 December 283<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|275|01|04|283|12|07}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Eutychian|Eutychian]]'''<br>{{small|'''EVTYCHIANVS'''}}
| [[Luni, Italy|Luna]], Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Luni|Now Luni, [[Italy]]}}
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| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 8 December.
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| 28
| 17 December 283 –<br>22 April 296<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|283|12|17|296|04|22}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Caius|Caius]]'''<br>{{small|'''CAIVS'''}}
| [[Salona]], [[Dalmatia (Roman province)|Dalmatia]], Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Salona|Now a Roman ruin near [[Solin]], [[Croatia]]}}
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| [[Roman citizen]]. Martyred by beheading (according to legend); feast day 22 April. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 11 August.
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| 29
| 30 June 296 –<br>25 October 304<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|296|06|30|304|10|25}})}}
| '''St [[Pope Marcellinus|Marcellinus]]'''<br>{{small|'''MARCELLINVS'''}}
| Roma, Italia, Roman Empire{{refn|group=birth|name=Rome}}
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| [[Roman citizen]]. Feast day 26 April. Also revered as a saint in [[Eastern Christianity]], with a feast day of 7 June.
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