What is Pope Anicetus?
{{Infobox Christian leader |type=Pope |honorific-prefix=Pope Saint |name=Anicetus |image=Papa Aniceto cropped.jpg |title= [[Bishop of Rome]] |see = [[Holy See]] |term_start=c. 157 |term_end=c. 20 April 168 |predecessor=[[Pius I]] |successor=[[Pope Soter|Soter]] |birth_date=late 1st century |birth_place=[[Homs#Emesani dynasty and Roman rule|Emesa]], [[Phoenice (Roman province)|Phoenice ]] |death_date=April 168 |death_place=[[Rome]], [[Roman Empire]] |feast_day=20 April (West)<br>17 April<ref>{{in lang|el}} [http://www.saint.gr/1955/saint.aspx Άγιος Ανίκητος ο Ιερομάρτυρας πάπας Ρώμης Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής]</ref> (East) |attributes=[[Papal tiara]], palm branch }} '''Pope Anicetus''' (ca. 155-166), was the tenth [[Pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]], the official title is the [[Bishop of Rome]]. During his time as Pope, Rome became a center of Christian knowledge with the teachings of St. Hegesippus, [[Justin Martyr|St. Justin Martyr]] and [[Polycarp|St. Polycarp]], a follower of [[John the Evangelist|St. John the Evangelist]].<ref>Richard P. McBrien, ''Lives of the Popes: The Pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II'', (San Francisco:Harper San Francisco, 1997, p. 39</ref> During his time as Pope, there were many discussions of when, exactly, the feast of the Resurrection ([[Easter]]) should be celebrated. This Pope favored the custom of celebrating Easter on a Sunday while others thought it should be celebrated on Passover, whatever day of the week that it should fall on. Anacetus's practice of celebrating Easter on Sunday was maintained while members of the Eastern Church favored Passover.<ref>Richard P. McBrien, ''Lives of the Popes: The Pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II'', (San Francisco:Harper San Francisco, 1997, p. 40</ref> His feast day is celebrated on April 17.<ref>Catholic Encyclopedia, (NY:Robert Appleton Company) ''[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1414&wf=rsscol]''</ref> ==Related pages== * [[List of popes]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Popes}} {{multistub|Christianity|b