Soter (2)

Soter, pope from A.D. 168 to 176 or 177, is said to have been a native of Campania, and to have written against the Montanists his work eliciting a reply from Tertullian. A letter to the Corinthians, now lost, but used for reading in the Sunday worship of the Church, is also attributed to him. Decretals said to have been issued by him are not genuine. Some authorities report that he died a martyr's death.