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Encyclopedia > Pope Soter
Soter
Papacy began 166
Papacy ended 174
Predecessor Anicetus
Successor Eleuterus
Born  ???
???
Died 174
Rome, Italy
Styles of
Pope Soter
Reference style His Holiness
Spoken style Your Holiness
Religious style Holy Father
Posthumous style Saint

Pope Soter, sometimes known as the Pope of Charity, was pope from 166 to 174 (the Vatican cites 162 or 168 to 170 or 177). He declared that marriage was valid only as a sacrament blessed by a priest. He was born in Fondi, Italy, and died, according to tradition, as a martyr. He was buried in the Callixtus cemetery in Rome. His feast day is April 22. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Events Pope Soter succeeds Pope Anicetus Change of Patriarch of Constantinople from Patriarch Laurence to Patriarch Alypius Dacia invaded by barbarians Conflict erupts on the Danube frontier between Rome and the Germanic tribe of the Marcomanni Roman envoy sent out by emperor Antoninus Pius. ... Events Pausanias visites the site of Helike. ... Anicetus was pope from about 154 to about 167 (the Vaticans list cites 150 or 157 to 153 or 168). ... Pope Eleuterus (or Eleutherius) was pope from about 174 to 189 (the Vatican cites 171 or 177 to 185 or 193). ... Events Pausanias visites the site of Helike. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban... Image File history File links Emblem_of_the_Papacy. ... A style of office, or honorific, is a form of address which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a title or post, or to the political office itself. ... In traditional Christian iconography, Saints are often depicted as having halos. ... The current Pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who was elected at the age of 78 on 19 April 2005. ... Events Pope Soter succeeds Pope Anicetus Change of Patriarch of Constantinople from Patriarch Laurence to Patriarch Alypius Dacia invaded by barbarians Conflict erupts on the Danube frontier between Rome and the Germanic tribe of the Marcomanni Roman envoy sent out by emperor Antoninus Pius. ... Events Pausanias visites the site of Helike. ... Events Lucius Verus begins a war with the Parthians, due to the invasion of Syria and Armenia by Vologases III of Parthia. ... // Events Change of Han Huandi to Han Lingdi of Han Dynasty; first year of Jianning era. ... For other uses, see number 170. ... Events A systematic persecution of Christians begins in Rome under Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. ... “Matrimony” redirects here. ... In Christian belief and practice, a sacrament is a rite that mediates divine grace, constituting a sacred mystery. ... Fondi is a small town in Italy, halfway between Rome and Naples. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Callixtus I (also Callistus I) was pope from about 217 to 222, during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Elagabalus and Alexander Severus. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ...


Soter apparently inaugurated Easter as an annual festival in Rome. His name derives from the word soter (sō tēr) n. [< Gr. sōtēria, deliverance (in LXX & NT., salvation) < sōtēr, a deliverer (in NT., Savior) high priest of the inner mystery of salvation Easter, the Feast of the Resurrection, the Sunday of the Resurrection, or Resurrection Day, is the most important religious feast of the Christian liturgical year, observed between late March and late April (early April to early May in Eastern Christianity). ... Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban... Soter, sometimes known as the Pope of Charity, was pope from 166 to 174 (the Vatican cites 162 or 168 to 170 or 177). ...


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Preceded by
Anicetus
Pope
167–175
Succeeded by
Eleuterus

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Saint Soter was raised to the papacy upon the death of Saint Anicetus in 161.
Saint Dionysius of Corinth in his letter of thanks to Saint Soter, adds that the Pontifical letter together with the letter of Saint Clement, Pope, was read for the edification of the faithful on Sundays, during their assemblies to celebrate the divine mysteries.
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