Editing Pope Anacletus (section)

==Papacy==
As with many of the early popes, little is known of Anacletus' pontificate. Earlier historical records are inconsistent in their usage of the names Cletus, Anacletus, and Anencletus and in the placement of these names in the order of succession. Generally, the order used by [[Irenaeus]] is used today, wherein Cletus and Anacletus refer to the same person, who succeeded Linus and preceded [[Clement of Rome|Clement]].<ref name="Campbell"/> Traditionally, it was accepted that he reigned for twelve years, though the dates of that reign are questionable. The 2012 ''Annuario Pontificio'' states, "For the first two centuries, the dates of the start and the end of the [[pontificate]] are uncertain", before placing Anacletus' pontificate from AD 80 to AD 92.<ref name="Brighton"/> These are the years given by [[Eusebius]] and [[Jerome]].<ref>[[Jerome]], ''[[Chronicon (Jerome)|Chronicon]]'', [https://www.tertullian.org/fathers/jerome_chronicle_03_part2.htm AD 80], 2nd year of [[Titus]]: "Cletus (also called [[Anencletus]]) is appointed second bishop of the Roman church for 12 years."
----''Chronicon'', [https://www.tertullian.org/fathers/jerome_chronicle_03_part2.htm AD 92], 12th of [[Domitian]]: "[[Clement of Rome|Clement]] presided as the 3rd bishop of the Church of Rome for nine years."</ref><ref>[[Eusebius]], [[Ecclesiastical History (Eusebius)|''Ecclesiastical History'']], [https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf201.iii.viii.xiii.html VIII, 13]. "In the second year of ([[Titus]]), Linus, who had been bishop of the church of Rome for twelve years, delivered his office to [[Anencletus]]."
----''Ecclesiastical History'', [https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf201.iii.viii.xv.html VIII, 15]. "In the twelfth year of ([[Domitian]]) Clement succeeded Anencletus after the latter had been bishop of the church of Rome for twelve years."</ref> However, AD 76 to AD 88 are also frequently cited.<ref name="Brighton"/><ref>{{cite web |title=St. Anacletus {{!}} Biography, Papacy, Feast Day, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Anacletus |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=20 January 2023 }}</ref>

According to tradition, Pope Anacletus divided Rome into twenty-five [[parish]]es. One of the few surviving records concerning his papacy mentions him as having ordained an uncertain number of [[priest]]s.<ref name=Campbell/>

Pope Anacletus was martyred, ending his pontificate.<ref name="Campbell"/> A tomb ascribed to Anacletus is located near [[St. Peter's tomb]] in the [[Vatican Necropolis]] field P, underneath [[St. Peter's Basilica]]. This tomb is located with tombs ascribed to Linus, [[Pope Evaristus|Evaristus]], [[Pope Telesphorus|Telesphorus]], [[Pope Hyginus|Hyginus]], [[Pope Pius I|Pius I]], [[Pope Anicetus|Anicetus]], and [[Pope Victor I|Victor I]]. Little epigraphic evidence exists to support the ascription of these tombs to the early popes.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Reardon |first1=Wendy J. |title=The deaths of the popes : comprehensive accounts, including funerals, burial places and epitaphs |date=2004 |publisher=McFarland & Co., Publishers |location=Jefferson, N.C. |isbn=978-0-7864-1527-4 |pages=23–26}}</ref> His name (as Cletus) is included in the [[Roman Canon]] of the [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]].