# Pope Anicetus

> He ran the early church when it was still hunted, hosted a saint to argue about Easter's date, and spent his papacy beating back heresies that wanted to rewrite Christianity before the ink dried.

*Bishop of Rome from c. 157 to 168*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/pope-anicetus

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 100
- **Died:** 0166-04-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Anicetus became bishop of Rome around 157, though some records place it as early as 153. His tenure was consumed by doctrinal firefighting: he actively opposed Gnosticism and Marcionism, rival interpretations threatening to fracture the young faith. In what became a famous episode of early church diplomacy, he welcomed Polycarp of Smyrna to Rome to hash out the Easter controversy — a calendar dispute that wouldn't be settled for generations. He died in April 168, having held the line during one of Christianity's most vulnerable centuries.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 60.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 22.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #204

## Topics
#Religious Figures, #Religious Figure, #Religion, #Ancient History

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Anicetus)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546590)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Pope%20Anicetus)
- [أنيقاطوس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [القديس انكيتوس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [Papa Nicetu](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Nicetu)
- [Papa Aniceto](https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Aniceto)
- [Аніцэт (папа рымскі)](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%86%D1%8D%D1%82_(%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96))
- [Аніцэт (Папа Рымскі)](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%86%D1%8D%D1%82_(%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D1%8B%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96))
- [Аникет](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%82)
- [Anicetus (pab)](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anicetus_(pab))
- [Papa Anicet](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Anicet)
- [Gáu-huòng Anicetus](https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A1u-hu%C3%B2ng_Anicetus)
- [Aniceto](https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniceto)
- [ئانیستۆس](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%86%D8%B3)
- [Anicetus](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anicetus)
- [Pave Anicetus](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pave_Anicetus)
- [Anicetus](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anicetus)
- [Anicetus](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anicetus)
- [Πάπας Ανίκητος](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%AC%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%91%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82)
- [Aniceto](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniceto)
- [Aniceto](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniceto)
- [Anicetus](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anicetus)
- [Anizeto](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anizeto)
- [پاپ آنیستوس](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%BE_%D8%A2%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [Pous Anicetus](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pous_Anicetus)
- [Anicetus](https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anicetus)

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