# Pope Anicetus - Bishop of Rome

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-anicetus
Pontificate: c. 155 – 166/7
Number in the papal list: 11
Born-Died: c. 100 - c. 160
Papal era: Early Church
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Anicetus

Hellenized Syrian; first Syrian pope. A peregrinus, free provincial subject of the Roman Empire who was not a Roman citizen.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Pius I](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-pius-i)
- Next in list: [Pope Soter](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-soter)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 155 - [Justin Martyr's First Apology](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/155-justin-martyr-s-first-apology)
- 155 - [Martyrdom of Polycarp](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/155-martyrdom-of-polycarp)
- 160 - [Rise of Montanism](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/160-rise-of-montanism)