St. Hyginus, Pope - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Hyginus, Pope - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Hyginus, Roman Catholic Pope, from 137-140, successor to Pope St. Telesphorus. He was a Greek, and probably had a pontificate of four years. He had to confront the Gnostic heresy and Valentinus and Cerdo, leaders of the heresy, who were in Rome at the time. Feastday Jan.11

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