Anacletus
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Then came St. Linus, St. Anacletus and St. Clement I, who may or may not have been drowned off Crimea with an anchor around his neck.
From Time Magazine Archive
The times being quieter then, this Anacletus built a little oratory, a very small chapel, in which three or four persons could kneel and pray over the grave.
From Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
Eusebius states, that he succeeded Anacletus in the twelfth year of Domitian's reign, A. D. 93.
From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by George Reber
The lists of early Roman bishops are in hopeless confusion, some making Clement the immediate successor of St. Peter, others placing Linus, and others still Linus and Anacletus, between him and the apostle.
From The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History by Annie Wood Besant
During the late schism, Tivoli had sided with Anacletus, and on his death still refused to acknowledge Innocent.
From Pope Adrian IV An Historical Sketch by Richard Raby
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