Editing Pope Anacletus (section)

{{Short description|Head of the Catholic Church from c. 80 to c. 92 AD}}
{{redirect|Anacletus|the antipope|Antipope Anacletus II}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Pope
| honorific-prefix = [[Pope Saint]]
| name = Anacletus
| title = [[Bishop of Rome]]
| church = [[Catholic Church]]
| image = Interior of Chiesa dei Gesuiti (Venice) - sacristy - Papa Cleto - 1592-1593 - by Palma il Giovane.jpg
| term_start = {{Circa|AD 80}}
| term_end = {{Circa|AD 92}}
| predecessor = [[Pope Linus|Linus]]
| successor = [[Pope Clement I|Clement I]]
| birth_date = c. AD 16
| birth_place = [[Rome]], [[Roman Italy|Italy]], [[Roman Empire]]
| death_date = c. AD 92
| death_place = [[Rome]], [[Roman Italy|Italy]], [[Roman Empire]]
| feast_day = {{ubl|[[26 April]]|[[13 July]] (additional on [[Tridentine calendar]])}}
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| caption = 16th century painting of Anacletus, in the [[I Gesuiti, Venice]], by [[Palma il Giovane]], with anachronistic [[papal tiara]]
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| venerated = {{ubl|[[Catholic Church]]|[[Eastern Orthodox Church]]}}
}}
'''Pope Anacletus''' (born {{Circa|AD 16}} &ndash; died {{Circa|AD 92}}), also known as '''Cletus''', was the [[bishop of Rome]], following [[Saint Peter|Peter]] and [[Pope Linus|Linus]]. Anacletus served between {{Circa|AD 80|lk=no}} and his death, {{Circa|AD 92|lk=no}}. Cletus was a Roman who, during his tenure as pope, ordained a number of priests and is traditionally credited with setting up about twenty-five parishes in Rome.<ref name="Brighton">{{cite web| url = https://brightonoratory.org/2012/07/13/todays-saints-pope-st-anacletus-martyr/| title = "Pope St Anacletus, Martyr", The Brighton Oratory, July 13, 2012| date = 13 July 2012}}</ref> Although the precise dates of his pontificate are uncertain, he "died a martyr, perhaps about 91".<ref name=Campbell/> Cletus is mentioned in the Roman Canon of the mass; his feast day is April 26.