Caius Caius

Born [date unknown] in Salona, Dalmatia, Roman Empire

Died 22 Apr 0296 in Rome, Roman Empire

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Biography

Pope Caius Caius is Notable.

Caius, son of Caius, was born in Salona, Dalmatia, Western Roman Empire. He was a member of a noble family related to the Emperor Diocletian.^[1][2]

He was consecrated Bishop of Rome on 17 December 283 and died on 22 April 296.^[3]

Flocknote Popes in a Year ^[4] tells us:

Pope St. Caius reigned as pope for 12 years, four months, and seven days, having been elected on December 17, 283 and dying April 22, 296. Unverifiable tradition holds that St. Caius was born near modern-day Croatia, belonged to a noble family, and was a relative of the Roman Emperor Diocletian.

It’s fairly certain that Caius was not a martyr, though according to his entry in the Roman Martyrology he died while fleeing Roman persecution.

If St. Eutychian was known for not being known for anything, it’s all the more true for St. Caius. In the “calm before the storm,” St. Caius presumably went about his business of keeping the ball rolling, building more churches and expanding cemeteries in the face of the impending Roman persecution.

At this time, the oldest known Mayan stele, a stone or wooden monument, was erected in the Mayan capital of Tikal (modern-day Guatemala).

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia Pope Caius
2. ↑ San Caio Papa
3. ↑ Vatican
4. ↑ Flocknote Popes in a Year
   SOURCES (and further reading)
   John, E. (1964). The Popes: A concise biographical history. New York: Hawthorn Books.
   Caius and Soter, Saints and Popes - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03144c.htm
   Pope Caius - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Caius
   290s - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/290s