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Pope Anacletus (died ), also known as Cletus, was the bishop of Rome, following Saint Peter, Peter and Pope Linus, Linus. Anacletus served between and his death, . Cletus was a Roman who, during his tenure as pope, ordained a number of priests and is traditionally credited with setting up about twenty-five parishes in Rome. Although the precise dates of his pontificate are uncertain, he "...died a martyr, perhaps about 91". Cletus is mentioned in the Roman Canon of the mass; his feast day is April 26.
Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 27 September 2017
The Tridentine Calendar reserved 26 April as the feast day of Saint Cletus, who the church honoured jointly with Pope Marcellinus, and 13 July for solely Saint Anacletus. In 1960, Pope John XXIII, while keeping the 26 April feast, which mentions the saint under the name given to him in the Canon of the Mass, removed 13 July as a feast day for Saint Anacletus. The 14 February 1961 Instruction of the Congregation for Rites on the application to local calendars of Pope John XXIII's motu proprio ''Rubricarum instructum'' of 25 July 1960, decreed that "the feast of 'Saint Anacletus', on whatever ground and in whatever grade it is celebrated, is transferred to 26 April, under its right name, 'Saint Cletus'". Priests who celebrate Mass according to the General Roman Calendar of 1954 keep the July 13th feastday; but the feast has been removed from the General Roman Calendar since 1960, and as such is not kept even in the 1962 Missal.Calendarium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 1969), p. 121 Although the day of his death is unknown, Saint Cletus continues to be listed in the Roman Martyrology among the saints of 26 April.
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Name and etymology
The name "Cletus" ( grc, Κλητος, Klētos) means "one who has been called", and "Anacletus" ( grc, Ἀνάκλητος, Anaklētos) means "one who has been called back". Also "Anencletus" ( grc, Ἀνάγκλητος) means "unimpeachable" or "blameless". The Roman Martyrology mentions the pope as "Cletus". The ''Annuario Pontificio'' gives both forms as alternatives. Eusebius, Irenaeus, Augustine of Hippo and Optatus all suggest that both names refer to the same individual.Campbell, Thomas. "Pope St. Anacletus." The Catholic EncyclopediaVol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 27 September 2017
Papacy
Cletus/Anacletus was traditionally understood to have been a Early centers of Christianity#Rome, Roman who served as pope for twelve years. The ''Annuario Pontificio'' states, "For the first two centuries, the dates of the start and the end of the pontificate are uncertain". It gives the years 80 to 92 as the reign of Pope Cletus/Anacletus. Other sources give the years 77 to 88. According to tradition, Pope Anacletus divided Rome into twenty-five parishes. One of the few surviving records concerning his papacy mentions him as having ordained an uncertain number of priests. Anacletus was buried next to his predecessor, Pope Linus, Linus, near the grave of Peter, in what is now Vatican City. His name (as Cletus) is included in the Roman Canon of the Mass (liturgy), Mass.Veneration
The Tridentine Calendar reserved 26 April as the feast day of Saint Cletus, who the church honoured jointly with Pope Marcellinus, and 13 July for solely Saint Anacletus. In 1960, Pope John XXIII, while keeping the 26 April feast, which mentions the saint under the name given to him in the Canon of the Mass, removed 13 July as a feast day for Saint Anacletus. The 14 February 1961 Instruction of the Congregation for Rites on the application to local calendars of Pope John XXIII's motu proprio ''Rubricarum instructum'' of 25 July 1960, decreed that "the feast of 'Saint Anacletus', on whatever ground and in whatever grade it is celebrated, is transferred to 26 April, under its right name, 'Saint Cletus'". Priests who celebrate Mass according to the General Roman Calendar of 1954 keep the July 13th feastday; but the feast has been removed from the General Roman Calendar since 1960, and as such is not kept even in the 1962 Missal.Calendarium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 1969), p. 121 Although the day of his death is unknown, Saint Cletus continues to be listed in the Roman Martyrology among the saints of 26 April.
Literature
In the Divine Comedy, Dante mentions him as being placed in the "Heaven of the Fixed Stars" (Paradiso 27.41).Richard Lansing, "The Dante Encyclopedia" p. 178, 2010Notes
References
*Donald Attwater and Catherine Rachel John, ''The Penguin Dictionary of Saints'', 3rd edition, New York: Penguin Books, 1993. . *Louise Ropes Loomis, ''The Book of Popes'' (''Liber Pontificalis''). Merchantville, NJ: Evolution Publishing. (Reprint of the 1916 edition. (Ends with Pope Pelagius II, Pope Pelagius, who reigned from 579 until 590. English translation with scholarly footnotes, and illustrations). *Richard P. McBrien, ''Lives of the Popes'', (Harper, 2000).External links
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