John Malveaux: St. Victor was the first African Pope, from 189 to 199; he decreed that Easter be Observed on a Sunday

Pope Victor

John Malveaux of 

www.MusicUNTOLD.com 

writes:

FIRST AFRICAN POPE

The date of birth of St. Victor is unknown, but we do know that he was Pope from 189 to 199.

Victor was a native African, and his father's name was Felix. He is known for having obtained the release of many Christians who had been deported to the mines of Sardinia, and for being the first Pope to celebrate the liturgy and write Church documents in Latin rather than Greek.

He is most famous, however, for decreeing that Easter be universally celebrated on a Sunday, a practice already common in the West, but not so in the East.