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Our father among the saints '''Clement of Rome''' (also called '''Clemens Romanus''' to distinguish him from [[Clement of Alexandria]]) was the third in succession after the [[Apostle Peter]] as bishop of Rome. Clement is known mainly for the letter he wrote to the Corinthians in about AD 96. He is counted among the [[Church Fathers|apostolic fathers]]. His [[feast day]] is [[November 23]] in the west, but in the east he is remembered on [[November 25]]).
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==Life==
 
Little is known of Clement’s life. What is known is from writers who wrote over a hundred years after his death, often inconsistently, and with great variety. These writers include [[Tertullian]], [[Jerome]], [[Irenaeus of Lyons|Irenaeus]], Epiphanius, and [[Eusebius of Caesarea|Eusebius]]. His birth date is not known. He may have met Ss Peter and Paul and may have been [[ordination|ordain]]ed by St Peter. There are confusing propositions that associate him with the Clement in Paul’s letters (Phil. 4:3 (KJV)) and to a consul T. Flavius Clemens associations that now are considered not probable.
 
 
 
Clement is believed to have been named [[bishop]] of Rome in about 88 and held the position until about 98, when he died. These dates are also uncertain. Early sources noted that he died a natural death, perhaps in Greece. A tradition dated from the ninth century tells of his [[martyr]]dom in Crimea in 102 by drowning when thrown overboard from a boat with a ship’s anchor tied to him.
 
 
 
==Letters==
 
The letter sent in about the year 96 to the Church of Corinth in the name of the [[Church of Rome]] has been attributed to Clement. The letter was sent in an attempt to restore peace and unity in the Corinthian church, where apparently a few violent people had revolted against the leadership of the [[church]] community.
 
 
 
A second letter to the Corinthians had also been attributed to Clement based upon its inclusion in a Greek manuscript that included Clement’s first letter, with the title of “Second Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians.” But, when a missing ending to the “letter” was found, it proved to be a [[homily]] of unknown authorship.
 
==Hymns==
 
[[Troparion]] ([[Tone]] 4)
 
:O God of our Fathers,
 
:Take not away Your mercy from us,
 
:But ever act towards us according to Your kindness,
 
:And by the prayers of Your saints
 
:Guide our lives in peace!
 
 
 
[[Kontakion]] - (Tone 4)
 
:O Clement and Peter,
 
:You are worthy of all praise!
 
:Holy and unassailable strongholds of the Church;
 
:Inspired models of true faith and devotion:
 
:Guard us all through your intercessions!
 
==External links==
 
*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04012c.htm  Catholic Encyclopedia: Pope Clement I]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Clement_I  Wikipedia: Pope Clement I]
 
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=103393 Hieromartyr Clement the Pope of Rome] from [[OCA]] Web site.
 
 
 
 
 
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{{succession|
 
before=St. Anacletus (Cletus)|
 
title=[[List of the Popes of the Church of Rome|Pope of Rome]]|
 
years=92-101|
 
after=St. Evaristus|}}
 
{{end box}}
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category: Apostolic Fathers]]
 
[[Category: Bishops]]
 
[[Category:Popes of Rome]]
 
[[Category: Saints]]
 
[[Category:Ante-Nicene Fathers]]
 
 
 
[[el:Κλήμης Α΄ Ρώμης]]
 

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