Clement I of Rome

Saint Clement I, also known as Clement of Rome, was the fourth Bishop of Rome, succeeding Saint Anacletus. His pontificate took place at the end of the 1st century, approximately from 88 to 99. He is the author of the important First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, a major document of early Christianity that demonstrates the authority of the Church of Rome and the ecclesial organization of the time. Tradition holds that he was exiled to Chersonesus (Crimea) under Emperor Trajan and was martyred there by being thrown into the sea with an anchor around his neck.