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==Hippolytus of Rome==

==Hippolytus of Rome==

Saint '''Hippolytus of Rome''' (about A.D. 170-235), sometimes called Ypolitus (''Italian'', Ippolito) was an [[orthodox]] [[catholic]] [[Christianity|Christian]] [[priest]] during the [[persecution]]s. He was one of the most prolific ecclesiastical writers of the early Church and among the most important [[Ante-Nicene Fathers|Christian theologians of the third century]]. He is considered by historians to have been [[antipope]] of the Church of Rome from about 217 to 235. He is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox tradition as a ''hieromartyr'' <ref>In Eastern Orthodox tradition the word "hieromartyr" means "priest-martyr", a priest or bishop killed for being Christian. – [https://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Hieromartyr '''Hieromartyr''' (encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com)]</ref>, and a [[saint]]. He is mentioned in the [[Roman Martyrology]] on August 3. His Orthodox feast day is January 30.  

Saint '''Hippolytus of Rome''' (about A.D. 170-235/236), sometimes called Ypolitus (''Italian'', Ippolito) was an [[orthodox]] [[catholic]] [[Christianity|Christian]] [[priest]] during the [[persecution]]s. He was one of the most prolific ecclesiastical writers of the early Church and among the most important [[Ante-Nicene Fathers|Christian theologians of the third century]]. He is considered by historians to have been [[antipope]] of the Church of Rome from about 217 to 235. He is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox tradition as a ''hieromartyr'' <ref>In Eastern Orthodox tradition the word "hieromartyr" means "priest-martyr", a priest or bishop killed for being Christian. – [https://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Hieromartyr '''Hieromartyr''' (encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com)]</ref>, and a [[saint]]. He is mentioned in the [[Roman Martyrology]] on August 3. His Orthodox feast day is January 30.  

He is often confused with Hippolytus the bishop-martyr of Ponto, and with the Hippolytus of St. Laurence's unreliable ''Acta'' (mentioned in the Roman Martyrology on August 13), which identifies Laurence's Hippolytus as the officer in charge of imprisonment who was baptized by Laurence, was brought before the Emperor when he attended the saint's funeral, and was then scourged and torn apart by horses at the order of the Emperor. See [[Hippolytus, bishop and martyr]].

He is often confused with Hippolytus the bishop-martyr of Ponto, and with the Hippolytus of St. Laurence's unreliable ''Acta'' (mentioned in the Roman Martyrology on August 13), which identifies Laurence's Hippolytus as the officer in charge of imprisonment who was baptized by Laurence, was brought before the Emperor when he attended the saint's funeral, and was then scourged and torn apart by horses at the order of the Emperor. See [[Hippolytus, bishop and martyr]].