 pope caius (died 22 april 296), also called gaius, was the bishop of rome from 17 december 283 to his death in 296.chapman, john (1908). "caius and soter, saints and popes" in the catholic encyclopedia. vol. 3. new york: robert appleton company. christian tradition makes him a native of the dalmatian city of salona, today solin near split, the son of a man also named caius, and a member of a noble family related to the emperor diocletian.san caio at santi e beati  he was illyrian.http://books.google.al/books?id=6_vjawaaqbaj&pg=ra1-pa251&dq=pope+caius+illyrian&hl=sq&sa=x&ei=k6pou9msmsi_ygo2-ogobq&ved=0cbuq6aewag little information on caius is available except that given by the liber pontificalis, which relies on a legendary account of the martyrdom of st. susanna for its information. according to legend, caius baptized the men and women who had been converted by saint tiburtius (who is venerated with st. susanna) and saint castulus.aci prensa&nbsp;â santos his legend states that caius took refuge in the catacombs of rome and died a martyr.st. caius ==house of caius== about 280, an early christian house of worship was established on the site of santa susanna, which, like many of the earliest christian meeting places, was in a house (domus ecclesiae). the domus belonged, according to the sixth-century acta, to brothers named caius and gabinus, prominent christians. caius may be this pope, or caius the presbyter. gabinus is the name given to the father of saint susanna. thus, sources state that caius was the uncle of saint susanna.santa susanna ==papacy== as pope, he decreed that before someone could assume the position of bishop, he must first be porter, lector, exorcist, acolyte, subdeacon, deacon, and priest. he also divided the districts of rome among the deacons.saint of the day, april 22: caius saintpatrickdc.org. retrieved 2012-03-04. during his pontificate, anti-christian measures increased, although new churches were built and cemeteries were expanded. st caius may not have been martyred: di
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