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Titles	Order
Chronicle of the Popes by P. G. Maxwell-Stuart	Saint, reigned c.157-168
A chronicle of the popes from St. Peter to Pius X, by Annie E McKilliam	Saint, reigned c.157-168

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Pope Anicetus (Greek: Ανίκητος) was the bishop of Rome from c. 157 to his death in April 168. According to the Annuario Pontificio, the start of his papacy may have been 153. Anicetus actively opposed Gnosticism and Marcionism. The Liber Pontificalis records that Anicetus decreed that priests are not allowed to have long hair (perhaps because the Gnostics wore long hair).

He welcomed Polycarp of Smyrna to Rome to discuss the Easter controversy. The two did not agree on a common date, but Anicetus conceded to Polycarp and the Church of Smyrna the ability to retain the date to which they were accustomed.

The Christian historian Hegesippus also visited Rome during Anicetus's pontificate. This visit is often cited as a sign of the early importance of the Roman See.
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