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Pope Hyginus (died c. 142) was the Bishop of Rome from c. 138 to c. 142. Tradition holds that during his papacy he determined the various prerogatives of the clergy and defined the grades of the ecclesiastical hierarchy.

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birth place
Athens, Greece
death date
0140-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Roman Empire, Rome
individualised GND number
119222787

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