Pope Telesphorus
Pope Telesphorus (died c. 137) was the bishop of Rome from c. 126 to his death c. 137, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.
Telesphorus is traditionally considered the eighth Bishop of Rome in succession after Peter.
Patron saint of Carmelites
In the Martyrology
- January 2 Saint Telesphorus, pope and martyr