St. Lucius I

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St. Lucius I


Lucius I, a Roman, was elected Pope to
succeed Pope St. Cornelius on June 25, 253,
and ruled only eighteen months.
He was exiled briefly during the persecution
of Emperor Gallus, but was allowed to return to Rome
. A letter of St. Cyprian praises him for condemning
the Novatians for their refusal of the sacraments to those who had fallen but were penitent.
He did not suffer martyrdom,
as a erroneously stated in the Liber Pontificalis
, but died probably on March 4 in Rome and was buried in St. Callistus' catacomb.
The remains after an early translation
were transferred to the church of St. Cecilia, where they now lie,
by order of Clement VIII. His feast day is March 4th

.