Pope St. Soter

Pope St. Soter

Pope Saint Soter (died 174) was the Bishop of Rome, succeeding Pope St. Anicetus, during the latter half of the 2nd Century with his pontificate,...
Pope St. Fabian

Pope St. Fabian

Eusebius, born just a few years after Fabian's death, tells us how Fabian came to Rome after Pope Anteros died in 236. A layperson,...
Pope St. Benedict XI

Pope St. Benedict XI

Nicholas Boccasini born at Treviso, Italy, 1240; died at Perugia, 7 July, 1304. He entered the Dominican Order at the age of fourteen. After...
Pope St. Celestine V

Pope St. Celestine V

He was the eleventh of twelve children. His father died early, and his mother raised him with an influence towards a religious vocation.  When...
Pope St. John I

Pope St. John I

Little is known of John's life before he took office as pope, except that he was born in Tuscany and that his father was...
Pope St. Pius V

Pope St. Pius V

Antonio Ghislieri was born of poor parents near Alessandria on January 17, 1504.  His education began with the Dominicans, and he entered the Dominican...
St. Cletus

Pope St. Cletus

St. Cletus (sometimes Anacletus), the third Pope, governed the Roman Church from about 76 to about 88 during the reigns of the Emperor Vespasian...
Pope St. Leo IX

Pope St. Leo IX

Pope St. Leo IX was the first pope who worked for reform in the Church. He was born in 1002 and given the name...
Pope St. Martin I

Pope St. Martin I

When Martin I became pope in 649, Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine empire and the patriarch of Constantinople was the most influential...
Pope St. Julius I

Pope St. Julius I

The reign of  Pope St. Julius (337-352) found at its doorstep the vexing problem of the Eastern Arians. It is true that the Council...