Feast April 20
Saint Anicetus
Pope · Feast April 20
Biography
Pope Anicetus was the bishop of Rome from c. 157 to his death in April 168. According to the Annuario Pontificio, the start of his papacy may have been 153. Anicetus actively opposed Gnosticism and Marcionism. He welcomed Polycarp of Smyrna to Rome to discuss the Easter controversy.
Feast day
April 20
Death date
April 168
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
4
Wikidata qid
Q546590
Feast day of month
20