St. Urban I

Pope of Rome, (III Century):

Little is known about St. Urban I, who was elected pope in 222. He was a Roman and served as bishop of Rome for almost nine years. St. Hippolytus may have been anti-pope during his reign, and legends say that Urban baptized Valerian, the husband of St. Cecilia. Urban died in 230 and was buried in the cemetary of Callixtus.

Karen Rae Keck

• About:
  • Ecole Glossary entry
  • 1912 Catholic Encyclopedia Entry: (Read with caution).

• Disputed Works: (The Epistle of St. Urban is one of the "False Decretals", almost certainly mediæval forgeries designed to enhance papal authority.)
  • Epistle: On gifts to the Church from non-believers; on why bishops have special thrones in all churches; on shunning the excommunicated. --- NA