\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \pard\tx150\tx870\tx1590\tx2310\tx3030\tx3750\tx4470\tx5190\tx5910\tx6630\ATXts240\qc\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs24 \b \i St. Eleutherius\fs28
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\fs24 \i0 \cf4 \ATXht419 Ghirlandaio\par
\qj \b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 He was the thirteenth successor of Christ, and the most likely dates of his pontificate were from 175 to 189 AD. He was of Greek origin from Nicopolis in Epirus and was deacon of Pope An
icetus. \par
He succeeded Pope Soter and reconfirmed the date of \b \cf4 \ATXht70500 Easter\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 to be on a Sunday. \par
He probably chose an institutional hierarchy rather than charismatic prophets, which was what the heresy of the Mont