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Detail of A Stained Glass Window Showing Pope Saint Linus Giving A Nail From The Cross of Saint Peter To Saint Clair of Rome By Ch Lorin of Chartres 1905 Church of SaintClair Réguiny France Photographed On 1 November 2013 By XIIIfromtokyo
Detail of A Stained Glass Window Showing Pope Saint Linus Giving A Nail From The Cross of Saint Peter To Saint Clair of Rome By Ch Lorin of Chartres 1905 Church of SaintClair Réguiny France Photographed On 1 November 2013 By XIIIfromtokyo

Pope Saint Linus

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

September 23

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Pope Saint Linus, also known as Linus, was the second Pope of the Catholic Church and the first to be chosen in Rome, Italy. While not much is known about his life, details about him can be found in early Christian writings and in the liturgical prayers of the Mass. According to the early Church Father Irenaeus, Linus is the same person mentioned by Saint Paul in his letter to Timothy (2 Timothy 4)....

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