107 AD) was Bishop of Rome of the Catholic Church, succeeding Clement I and holding office from c.
99 to his death c.
107.
He was also known as Aristus.
He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church, and Oriental Orthodoxy.
He is usually accorded the title of martyr; however, there is no confirmation of this.
It is likely that He was the Bishop of Rome when John the Apostle died, marking the end of the apostolic Age.