# Pope Linus - Bishop of Rome

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-linus
Pontificate: c. 64 – c. 76
Number in the papal list: 2
Born-Died: c. 10 - c. 79
Papal era: Early Church
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Linus

First Roman pope. Roman citizen, born in Italia, the homeland of the ancient Romans.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Saint Peter](https://christianity-history.com/popes/saint-peter)
- Next in list: [Pope Anacletus](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-anacletus)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 64 - [Great Fire of Rome and Nero's persecution](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/64-great-fire-of-rome-and-nero-s-persecution)
- 64 - [Martyrdom of Peter and Paul in Rome](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/64-martyrdom-of-peter-and-paul-in-rome)
- 66 - [First Jewish-Roman War begins](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/66-first-jewish-roman-war-begins)
- 70 - [Destruction of the Second Temple](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/70-destruction-of-the-second-temple)
- 70 - [Gospel of Mark](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/70-gospel-of-mark)