POPE
Pope Saint Pius I
Pope, Bishop of Rome
Pope Saint Pius I, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from c. 140–c. 155.
background
An early Bishop of Rome who, according to tradition, opposed the Gnostic and Marcionite heresies then troubling the Roman church; venerated as a martyr.
summary
Pope Saint Pius I, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from c. 140–c. 155.
papacy Start
c. 140
papacy End
c. 155
birth Name
Pius