Pope Telesphorus

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Pope Saint Telesphorus
Bishop of Rome
14th century depiction of St. Telesphorus in the Carmelite Monastery of Straubing in Bavaria
Church	Early Church
Papacy began	c. 126
Papacy ended	c. 137
Predecessor	Sixtus I
Successor	Hyginus
Personal details
Born	Terranova da Sibari, Calabria, Roman Italy
Died	c. 137 Rome, Roman Italy, Roman Empire
Sainthood
Feast day	5 January (Catholic) 5 January (Eastern Orthodox Church) and 22 February (Eastern churches)
Venerated in	Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church
Attributes	Papal vestments
Patronage	Carmelites

Pope Telesphorus (Greek: Τελεσφόρος) was the bishop of Rome from c. 126 to his death c. 137, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. He was of Greek ancestry and born in Terranova da Sibari,^[1][2][3] Calabria, Italy.

The Carmelites venerate Telesphorus as a patron saint of the order since some sources depict him as a hermit living on Mount Carmel. He is also a martyr according to the ancient testimony of Irenaeus.