Saint Anacletus (Cletus)

The Chair of Peter carries a weight that transcends the individual who occupies it. In the lineage of the bishops of Rome, one figure stands out for the sheer proximity to the foundation of the Church. This is the legacy of the pontiff known variously as Anacletus or Cletus. He occupies a singular place in ecclesiastical history as the second to rule the Church of Rome directly after the Apostle Peter....