The following extracts are taken from Eusebius’ Church History. All emphasis is mine.
Book III
Chapter 2. The First Successor to St. Peter in Rome.
- After the martyrdom of Paul and of Peter, Linus was the first to obtain the episcopate of the church at Rome. Paul mentions him, when writing to Timothy from Rome, in the salutation at the end of the epistle.
Chapter 3. The Epistles of the…