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Linus (died c. 76) was, according to several early sources, the second Bishop of Rome, and is listed by the Roman Catholic church as the second pope. His papacy lasted from c. 67 to his death. According to other early sources, Pope Clement I was the second pope; according to the Catholic Church, however, Clement was the fourth pope(''Annuario Pontificio''). Among those considered by the Catholic Church to have held the position of pope, only Clement, Linus and Peter are specifically mentioned in the New Testament.〔Kirsch, Johann Peter (1910). "Pope St. Linus" in ''The Catholic Encyclopedia''. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company.〕 == Early Bishops of Rome == The earliest witness to Linus's status as bishop was Irenaeus, who in about the year 180 wrote, "The blessed apostles, then, having founded and built up the Church, committed into the hands of Linus the office of the episcopate."〔''Against Heresies'' (3:3.3 )〕 The ''Oxford Dictionary of Popes'' interprets Irenaeus as classifying Linus as the first bishop of Rome.〔J. N. D. Kelly, ''Oxford Dictionary of Popes'', 2005〕 Linus is presented by Jerome as "the first after Peter to be in charge of the Roman Church"〔"Post Petrum primus Ecclesiam Romanam tenuit Linus" -''Chronicon''; (14g ) (p. 267)〕 and by Eusebius as "the first to receive the episcopate of the church at Rome, after the martyrdom of Paul and Peter".〔''Church History'' (3.2 )〕 John Chrysostom wrote, "This Linus, some say, was second Bishop of the Church of Rome after Peter",〔(Homily X on 2 Timothy )〕 while the ''Liberian Catalogue''〔''The Chronography of 354 AD'' (Part 13: Bishops of Rome )〕 presents Peter as the first Bishop of Rome and Linus as his successor in the same office. The ''Liber Pontificalis''〔''Liber Pontificalis'' (2 )〕 also presents a list that makes Linus the second in the line of bishops of Rome, after Peter, while also stating that Peter ordained two bishops, Linus and Cletus, for the priestly service of the community, devoting himself instead to prayer and preaching, and that it was to Clement that he entrusted the Church as a whole, appointing him as his successor. Tertullian too wrote of Clement as the successor of Peter.〔(De praescriptione haereticorum, 32 )〕 Jerome classified Clement as "the fourth bishop of Rome after Peter" (i.e., fourth in a series that included Peter), adding that, "most of the Latins think that Clement was second after the apostle."〔(Illustrious Men, 15 )〕 The ''Apostolic Constitutions''〔''Apostolic Constitutions'' (7.4 )〕 denote that Linus, who was ordained by Paul, was the first bishop of Rome and was succeeded by Clement, who was ordained by Peter. Cletus is considered Linus's successor by Irenaeus, and the others cited above, who present Linus either as the first bishop of Rome or, if they give Peter as the first, as the second. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pope Linus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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