Popes of the Apostolic Era

Lives of the Popes

The first three popes after St. Peter likely knew the Prince of the Apostles personally and may even have been hand-selected by him. We know little of Sts. Linus and Cletus, but the first writing we possess by a pope after St. Peter himself is a precious letter by Pope St. Clement I to the Church of Corinth. Article: https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/popes-apostolic-era-lives-popes-2/ Audiobooks of Pope St. Clement's letters: Letter to the Corinthians https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/st-clement-rome-letter-to-corinthians/ Apocryphal Second Letter https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/so-called-second-letter-st-clement/ More about St. Clement's Letter on Way of the Fathers https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/clement-rome-earliest-christian-author-after-apostles/ DONATE to make this show possible! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's newsletter: https://www.catholicculture.org/newsletters

About Podcast

They have governed the world's largest religion for the past two millennia - yet their fascinating history is strangely little-known. These are the lives and reigns of the popes of the Catholic Church, told in a continuous chronological narrative, from St. Peter on through successors famous or obscure. Put another way, this is a popes'-eye view of the whole history of the Catholic Church.

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