1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Hyginus (pope)
HYGINUS, eighth pope. It was during his pontificate (c. 137–140) that the gnostic heresies began to manifest themselves at Rome.
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HYGINUS, eighth pope. It was during his pontificate (c. 137–140) that the gnostic heresies began to manifest themselves at Rome.