Antipope Natalius

Natalius (c. 199 – c. 200) was a figure in early church history who is sometimes considered to be the first antipope of Rome.[1]

The only information about Natalius is a quote from an unnamed earlier writer by Eusebius,[2] telling of a 3rd-century priest who accepted the bishopric of the Adoptionists,[1] which was seen as a "heretical group" in Rome. Natalius soon repented and tearfully begged Pope Zephyrinus to receive him into communion.[3][4]

See also

• List of papal elections
• Papal conclave
• Papal selection before 1059

Notes

1. Dix, Gregory; Chadwick, Henry (2013). The Treatise on the Apostolic Tradition of St Hippolytus of Rome, Bishop and Martyr. Routledge. p. xvii. ISBN 9781136101465. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
2. Historia Ecclesiastica, V, 28
3. Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature: Zephyrinus
4. "Monarchians – Dynamists, or Adoptionists". Catholic Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.