Back Pous Lucius I Afrikaans Lucius I. ALS لوكيوس الأول Arabic القديس لوكيوس الاول ARZ Papa Lluciu I AST Луцый I Byelorussian Люцыюс I (папа рымскі) BE-X-OLD Луций I Bulgarian Lucius Iañ Breton Papa Luci I Catalan
Lucius I | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rome | |
_-_Mosaic_of_Pope_St._Lucius_I.JPG) 10th century Mosaic of Pope Lucius I from the Santa Cecilia in Trastevere | |
| Church | Early Church |
| Papacy began | 25 June 253 |
| Papacy ended | 5 March 254 |
| Predecessor | Cornelius |
| Successor | Stephen I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rome, Roman Empire |
| Died | 5 March 254 Rome, Roman Empire |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 5 March |
| Venerated in | Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Other popes named Lucius | |
Pope Lucius I was the bishop of Rome from 25 June 253 to his death on 5 March 254. He was banished soon after his consecration, but gained permission to return. He was mistakenly classified as a martyr in the persecution by Emperor Valerian, which did not begin until after Lucius' death.