Category: Lives of the Popes
Thomas V. Mirus surveys the history of the Church through the lives of the popes.
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Popes of the Apostolic Era
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 Linus and Cletus, but the first writing we possess by a pope after St. Peter himself is a precious letter by Pope Clement I to the Church of Corinth.
The Lives of the Popes, Part One of Infinity
Introduction to a series of articles covering the lives of the popes.
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