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Pope Urban I

Pope Urban I (170-230) was the Pope from 222 to 230, succeeding Pope Callixtus I and preceding Pope Pontian.

Biography[]

Urban was born in 170 in Rome, and in 222 he ascended to the papacy during the year of Emperor Elagabalus' assassination after the death of Pope Callixtus I, and he was known as a skilled converter. In 230 he died of natural causes and was buried in the Coemetarium Praetexati.

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