Fabian (Latin: Fabianus; c. 200 – 20 January 250) was the Bishop of Rome from 10 January 236 to his death in 250 succeeding Anterus. He is famous for the miraculous nature of his election in which a dove is said to have descended on his head to mark him as the Holy Spirit’s unexpected choice to become the next pope.
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