Christianity Early Popes Crossword

Crucified upside down in the Vatican
First successor to Peter, died a martyr and was buried on Vatican Hill
Divided Rome into 25 parishes, name is included in the Roman Canon of the Mass
Considered the first Apostolic Father, his letter to the Corinthian church is one of the oldest Christian documents today
No confirmation he died a martyr, elected during the reign of Emperor Domitian
Martyr who is buried next to St. Peter
Christians venerate him as a patron saint of the order since some sources depict him as a hermit living on Mount Carmel
Determined the different prerogatives of the clergy, instituted godparents to help the new borns
Declared that Easter should be celebrated only on a Sunday and ordered the publication of the Liber Pontificalis
Martyr who condemned the heresies of Montanism, Gnostics, and Marcionism, decreed that priests are not allowed to have long hair
Declared that marriage was valid only as a sacrament blessed by a priest and he inaugurated Easter as an annual festival in Rome
Declared against the Montanists
First Pope from Africa, changed the language of mass from Greek to Latin
Under him, the position of Christians grew constantly worse with the government
Declared that priests are to never be married and that marriage should not be contracted between relatives