Pope Soter
Pope Soter, also known as the Pope of Charity, was
pope from
166 to
174. He declared that
marriage was valid only as a
sacrament blessed by a priest. Soter was born in Fondi (
Italy) and died, the story has it, as a
martyr. He was buried in the
Callixtus cemetery in
Rome.
His feast day is April 22.
Soter is from the Greek word for "Saviour".