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Telesphorus

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Also known as Pope Telesphorus

Bishop of Rome from c. 126 to c. 137

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Telesphorus was a male Catholic priest, bishop, and Pope during the Roman Empire. Born in Terranova da Sibari, he served as a citizen of Roman Italy and worked in Rome. He died in 130 in Rome and was buried at St. Peter's Basilica. His canonization status is that of a saint, and his feast day is January 2. He spoke Koine Greek.

The subject is recognized in the Popes collection and has been referenced by 1,744 other encyclopedia articles. Sources describing him include the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. He is maintained by WikiProject Biography, WikiProject Saints, WikiProject Vatican City, and WikiProject Catholicism.

Synthesized by Vinony from 29 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, Last.fm, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1886
Works
1

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  • Wesen und Arten der Thronfolge, insbesondere das Hausrecht als verfassungsmässige Grundlage der Thronfolgeordnung

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Listeners · Last.fm

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Telesphorus = Lauren Diehlmann (vocals) Christopher Maguire (music) <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Telesphorus">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Uncomplicated malaria as a risk factor for COVID-19 duration and severity in western Kenya and Burkina Faso (MALCOV): a prospective cohort study

    · 2026 · cited 1x

  2. Artemether-lumefantrine versus pyronaridine-artesunate for the treatment of malaria in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 in Kenya and Burkina Faso: a randomised open-label trial (MALCOV)

    · 2026 · cited 1x

  3. Impact of Batho Pele principles on service delivery : a case study of the Durban regional office of the Department of Home Affairs

  4. Artemether-Lumefantrine Versus Pyronaridine-Artesunate for the Treatment of Malaria in Patients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19 in Kenya and Burkina Faso: A Randomised Open-Label Trial (MALCOV)

    · 2025

  5. Filling the Gaps Formal Systems Leave Behind: How Professional Development Compensates for Weak Pre-Service Preparation in Luganda Literature Teachers' Content Knowledge

    · 2026

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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Telesphorus (Greek: Τελεσφόρος; died c. 137) was the bishop of Rome from c. 126 to his death c. 137, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.

Telesphorus is traditionally considered the eighth Bishop of Rome in succession after Peter.

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