However, the meaning of his inclusion in these lists has been very controversial. Įarly succession lists name Clement as the first, : 636 second, or third successor of Peter. In one of his works, Jerome listed Clement as "the fourth bishop of Rome after Peter, if indeed the second was Linus and the third Anacletus, although most of the Latins think that Clement was second after the apostle." Clement is put after Linus and Cletus/Anacletus in the earliest (c. 180) account, that of Irenaeus, who is followed by Eusebius of Caesarea. Tertullian considered Clement to be the immediate successor of Peter. The Liber Pontificalis presents a list that makes Linus the second in the line of bishops of Rome, with Peter as first but at the same time it states that Peter ordained two bishops, Linus and Anacletus, for the priestly service of the community, devoting himself instead to prayer and preaching, and that it was to Clement that he entrusted the Church as a whole, appointing him as his successor. In Eastern Orthodox Christianity his feast is kept on 24 or 25 November.ġ1th-century fresco in the Basilica of San Clemente, Rome: Saints Cyril and Methodius bring Saint Clement's relics to Rome He is commemorated on 23 November in the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and the Lutheran Church. Clement is recognized as a saint in many Christian churches and is considered a patron saint of mariners. Thereafter he was executed by being tied to an anchor and thrown into the sea. Īccording to tradition, Clement was imprisoned under the Emperor Trajan during this time he is recorded to have led a ministry among fellow prisoners. In the legendary Clementine literature, Clement is the intermediary through whom the apostles teach the church. A second epistle, 2 Clement, was once controversially attributed to Clement, although recent scholarship suggests it to be a homily by another author. These works were the first to affirm the apostolic authority of the clergy. His letter, which is one of the oldest extant Christian documents outside the New Testament, was read in church, along with other epistles, some of which later became part of the Christian canon. He asserted the authority of the presbyters as rulers of the church on the ground that the Apostles had appointed such. The Liber Pontificalis states that Clement died in Greece in the third year of Emperor Trajan's reign, or 101 AD.Ĭlement's only genuine extant writing is his letter to the church at Corinth ( 1 Clement) in response to a dispute in which certain presbyters of the Corinthian church had been deposed. Early church lists place him as the second or third bishop of Rome after Peter. Clement was said to have been consecrated by Peter the Apostle, and he is known to have been a leading member of the church in Rome in the late 1st century.
įew details are known about Clement's life.
He is considered to be the first Apostolic Father of the Church, one of the three chief ones together with Polycarp and Ignatius of Antioch. In the Catholic Church, he is regarded as the fourth pope as Clement I. He is listed by Irenaeus and Tertullian as the bishop of Rome, holding office from 88 AD to his death in 99 AD. Clement, Angono, Rizal, PhilippinesĬlement of Rome ( Latin: Clemens Romanus Greek: Ancient Greek: Κλήμης Ῥώμης, romanized: Klēmēs Rōmēs died 99) was a leader in the church of Rome in the late first century AD.
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