- Also known as
- Liber episcopalis in quo continentur acta beatorum pontificum Urbis Romae ; Gesta pontificum ; Chronica pontificum
- Author s
- largely anonymous, but contributors include Martin of Opava
- Ascribed to
- Jerome for the first chapters up to Damasus I
- Language
- Latin
- Date
- started in the 3rd century as list of bishops; continued as biographical series at various stages between the 6th and 9th century, and between c. 1100 and the 15th century.
- First printed edition
- J. Busæus, Anastasii bibliothecarii Vitæ seu Gesta. Romanorum Pontificum (Mainz, 1602).