Pope Anterus the 19th
Pope (Reign:
November 21,
235 -
January 3,
236), he succeeded
Pope Pontian, who had been deported from
Rome along with the
antipope Hippolytus to
Sardinia. It is claimed he was
martyred, but there is little evidence for this. He was buried in the papal crypt of the cemetery of St.
Calixtus[?] in
Rome and later made a
saint.
- preceded by Pope Pontian, (230-235)
- succeeded by Pope Fabian (236-250)