St. Hegesippus
Born in Jerusalem
Feastday: April 7
Death: 180
Saint Hegesippus was a Jewish convert to Christianity in Jerusalem. He spent 20 years in Rome, from the pontificate of Saint Anicetus to that of Saint Eleutherius. He returned to Jerusalem in 177 after visiting most of the important Christian churches, and probably died at Jerusalem. He is considered the father of Church history for his five books on the history of the Church from the death of Christ up to the pontificate of Saint Eleutherius (c. 174-c. 189) Hegesippus was the first to trace the succession of popes from Saint Peter. Saint Jerome warmly commended the work and Eusebius drew on it heavily for his Ecclesiastical History. Unfortunately, only a few chapters of Hegesippus's work are extant. It should be noted that another man named Hegesippus is the compiler of the history of the destruction of Jerusalem, which was based on the history of Josephus
Born in Jerusalem
Feastday: April 7
Death: 180
Saint Hegesippus was a Jewish convert to Christianity in Jerusalem. He spent 20 years in Rome, from the pontificate of Saint Anicetus to that of Saint Eleutherius. He returned to Jerusalem in 177 after visiting most of the important Christian churches, and probably died at Jerusalem. He is considered the father of Church history for his five books on the history of the Church from the death of Christ up to the pontificate of Saint Eleutherius (c. 174-c. 189) Hegesippus was the first to trace the succession of popes from Saint Peter. Saint Jerome warmly commended the work and Eusebius drew on it heavily for his Ecclesiastical History. Unfortunately, only a few chapters of Hegesippus's work are extant. It should be noted that another man named Hegesippus is the compiler of the history of the destruction of Jerusalem, which was based on the history of Josephus
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