predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place feast_day name term_start image article_title term_end birth_name type
anicetus eleuterus c. 174 fondi , campania , roman empire rome , roman empire 22 april soter c. 167 pope_soter . jpg pope soter
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pope soter

pope soter -lrb- ; died c. 174 -rrb- was the bishop of rome from c. 167 to his death c. 174 .
according to the `` annuario pontificio '' , the dates may have ranged from 162 -- 168 to 170 -- 177 .
although his name is derived from the greek word '' σωτήρ '' -lrb- sōtēr -rrb- , meaning a `` saviour '' or `` deliverer '' , he was born in fondi , campania , today lazio region , italy .
soter is known for declaring that marriage was valid only as a sacrament blessed by a priest and also for formally inaugurating easter as an annual festival in rome .
