1st century
Saint Clement of Rome, Hieromartyr
Bishop of Rome in the late 1st century, to whom the First Epistle to the Corinthians is attributed, and who according to tradition was exiled to Chersonesus in Crimea and thrown into the sea tied to an anchor.
Biography
Clement came from a Roman aristocratic family, the son of Faustus and Matthidia, and studied Greek learning. He met the Apostle Peter, was taught the faith by him, and became a zealous preacher of the Gospel; the only writing of his that survives with certainty is his letter to the church at Corinth.
He was among the earliest bishops of Rome, regarded as the successor of Anacletus, and shepherded the Church with zeal through the years of persecution.
According to tradition, he was exiled near Chersonesus, where an iron anchor was tied around his neck and he was thrown into the sea, around the year 101.