# Easter date controversy (c. 190)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/190-easter-date-controversy
Location: Rome and Asia Minor
Themes: Papacy

Pope Victor I threatens to excommunicate Asian churches that celebrate Easter on 14 Nisan, the Quartodeciman practice. At this point in the timeline (c. 190), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Victor I (189 – 198/9). Dates for the earliest bishops of Rome are traditional and uncertain.

## Why it matters
Easter date controversy mattered because it shaped the authority, policy or public role of the papacy and the Catholic Church.

Pope at the time: [Pope Victor I](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-victor-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Quartodecimanism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartodecimanism)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Easter date controversy](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Easter+date+controversy)
- [Wikipedia — Early Church (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante-Nicene_period)