# Pope Pius I - Bishop of Rome

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-pius-i
Pontificate: c. 140 – c. 155
Number in the papal list: 10
Born-Died: c. 95 - c. 150
Papal era: Early Church
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_I

Roman citizen, born in Italia, the homeland of the ancient Romans. Brother of the freedman Hermas.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Hyginus](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-hyginus)
- Next in list: [Pope Anicetus](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-anicetus)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 144 - [Marcion excommunicated in Rome](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/144-marcion-excommunicated-in-rome)
- 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)