Pope Victor I

Victor Africanus (Known as "Victor I")

Bishop of Rome, First African Pope, Established Latin as Church Language

Born c. 140 CE

Leptis Magna, Libya

Passed Away 199 CE Rome, Italy

Lifespan ~59 years old

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"Let the Lord's Resurrection be celebrated with one voice across all nations on the Lord's day."

Archival Overview

First African Pope and Bishop of Rome (189–199 CE), born in Roman North Africa (Leptis Magna), who established the celebration of Easter on Sunday and transitioned the Western Church from Greek to Latin.

Biographical Record

Victor was a native of the Roman province of Africa, traditionally associated with Tripolitania (Leptis Magna). Serving as the 14th Pope of Rome, he asserted universal papal jurisdiction during the Easter controversy (Quartodeciman controversy), unifying Christians to celebrate Easter on Sunday.

He was the very first Christian prelate in Rome to write theological treatises in Latin rather than Greek, initiating the transformation of Latin into the universal liturgical language of the Western Church.

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Final Resting Place

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Saint Peter's Basilica Vatican Grottoes
Rome, Italy

                         GPS: 41.9022, 12.4539                    

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