Editing Pope Zephyrinus (section)

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{{Short description|Head of the Catholic Church from 199 to 217}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Pope
| honorific-prefix = [[Pope Saint]]
| name = Zephyrinus
| title = [[Bishop of Rome]]
| church = [[Catholic Church]]
| image = Zephyrinus.jpg
| term_start = 199
| term_end = 20 December 217
| predecessor = [[Pope Victor I|Victor I]]
| successor = [[Pope Callixtus I|Callixtus I]]
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [[Rome]], [[Roman Italy|Italy]], [[Roman Empire]]
| death_date = 20 December 217
| death_place = [[Rome]], [[Roman Italy|Italy]], [[Roman Empire]]
| feast_day = 20 December
| caption = 15th century [[Lithography]] depicting St. Zephyrinus
}}
'''Pope Zephyrinus''' was the [[bishop of Rome]] from the year 199 until his death on 20 December 217.<ref name="ce">{{Catholic|wstitle=Pope St. Zephyrinus|inline=1|last=Kirsch|first=Johann Peter|year=1912|volume=15}}</ref> He was born in [[Rome]], and succeeded [[Pope Victor I|Victor I]]. Upon his death on 20 December 217, he was succeeded by his principal advisor, [[Callixtus I]]. He is known for combating heresies and defending the [[divinity of Christ]].