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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. I
The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians. [eng]
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CIN - POPE ST. CLEMENT I - First Century
Around the year 100, a faction of Corinthian Christians revolted against the rulers of their church. Third in succession to St Peter, Clement wrote a letter in the name of
the church of Rome to the church of Corinth exhorting, indeed commanding, a return to obedience. He takes for granted the primacy of the Roman church and her right
to intervene with authority in the affairs of other churches. He insists upon the necessity of discipline and order as witnessed everywhere, from the divine government of
the world to the Roman army. [eng]
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Catholic Online - Saints - Pope St. Clement I
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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. I
Clement was probably a Gentile and a Roman. He seems to have been at Philippi with St. Paul (a.d. 57) when that first-born of the Western churches
was passing through great trials of faith. There, with holy women and others, he ministered to the apostle and to the saints. As this city was a Roman colony, we need
not inquire how a Roman happened to be there. He was possibly in some public service, and it is not improbable that he had visited Corinth in those days. [eng]
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ST. CLEMENT I
St. Clement, according to tradition, was ordained by Peter himself. Some early writers, indeed, thought that Clement was Peter's immediate successor, but modern
scholars agree that he is Peter's third successor. [eng]
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The First Epistle of Clement
The First Epistle of Clement on Early Christian Writings: the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, and Church Fathers: information and translations of Gospels, Epistles, and documents of early Christianity. [eng]
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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope St. Clement I
According to Tertullian, writing c. 199, the Roman Church claimed that Clement
was ordained by St. Peter (De Praescript., xxxii), and St. Jerome tells us that in
his time "most of the Latins" held that Clement was the immediate successor of
the Apostle (De viris illustr., xv). St. Jerome himself in several other places
follows this opinion, but here he correctly states that Clement was the fourth
pope. [eng]
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Letter of Clement to the Corinthians
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Clement I, Saint. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
d. A.D. 97?, pope (A.D. 88?–A.D. 97?), martyr; successor of
St. Cletus. He may have known the apostles Peter and Paul and was a highly esteemed figure in the
church. His letter to the church at Corinth was considered canonical by some until the 4th cent. [eng]
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Biography: Clement of Rome, bishop (23 Nov 100)
Clement is counted as the third bishop of Rome (after the apostles). His predecessors are Linus and Cletus (or Anacletus, or Anencletus), about whom almost nothing is
known. They are simply names on a list. Clement is a little more than this, chiefly because he wrote a letter to the Corinthians, which was highly valued by the early
church, and has been preserved to the present day. The letter itself does not carry his name, but is merely addressed from the congregation at Rome to the congregation
at Corinth. [eng]
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ST. CLEMENT OF ROME
We are aware from the writings of Hegesippus, St. Irenaeus of Lyons and Eusebius of Caesarea that St. Clement was the third successor to St. Peter as Bishop of
Rome (after Linus and Cletus). The fact that he held such a position of authority is clearly evident in the opening address of his epistle whereby he makes an attempt to
heal the ruptures in the Church of Corinth which resulted in insurrection against the bishop and presbyters and their deposition. St. Clement in his epistle is deeply
concerned with the sin of pride which he saw as responsible for the jealousy, strife and disorders racking the Corinthians. [eng]
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Patron Saints Index: The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
The Church of God which resides as a stranger at Rome to the Church of God which is a stranger at Corinth; to those
who are called and sanctified by the will of God through our Lord Jesus Christ. May grace and peace from Almighty
God flow to you in rich profusion through Jesus Christ! [eng]
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Patron Saints Index: Pope Saint Clement I
4th Pope. The Basilica of Saint Clement in Rome, one of the earliest parish churches in the city, is probably built on the site of
Clement's home. [eng]
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