Pope Saint Victor I was born with the given name of Victor in the year A.D., and died in 199 A.D. He began his reign as Pope in the year 189 A.D. and ended his reign in the year 199 A.D., during the Early Church. Saint Victor I was from Africa, and his papal number is: 14 out of 267 officially recognized Roman Catholic Popes.
Summary: First African pope; asserted Roman authority.
Biography:Saint Victor I, the first pope of African origin, took a strong stance on the Easter controversy, asserting the authority of Rome in determining universal practice.
His leadership represents a more decisive exercise of papal primacy.
He marks a turning point toward centralized doctrinal authority.
