Pope Dionysius
Dionysius | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
Portrait of Dionysius, by the 15th c. artist Sandro Botticelli, in the Sistine Chapel. Dionysius is depicted in anachronistic papal vestments, along with a book, common attributes in art of this pope. | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 22 July 259 AD |
| Papacy ended | 26 December 268 |
| Predecessor | Sixtus II |
| Successor | Felix I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Terranova da Sibari, early 3rd century |
| Died | 26 December 268 Rome, Roman Empire |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 26 December |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
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Pope Dionysius (Greek: Διονύσιος) was the bishop of Rome from 22 July 259 AD to his death on 26 December 268. His task was to reorganise the Catholic Church, after the persecutions of Emperor Valerian I, and the edict of toleration by his successor Gallienus. He also helped rebuild the churches of Cappadocia, devastated by the marauding Goths.