# Caius

> pope of the Catholic Church from 283 to 296

**Wikidata**: [Q160882](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160882)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Caius)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/caius

## Summary
Caius was a human cleric who served as pope of the Catholic Church from 283 to 296. He is recorded as having died on 22 April 296 and is documented in multiple library, archival, and authority-control records under names including Pope Caius and Caius I.

## Biography
- Born: not specified in provided sources
- Nationality: Ancient Rome
- Education: not specified in provided sources
- Known for: Serving as pope of the Catholic Church from 283 to 296
- Employer(s): Catholic Church
- Field(s): Catholic priest / religious leadership

## Contributions
- Served as the Bishop of Rome (pope) and head of the Catholic Church during the period 283–296. This is the only specific contribution recorded in the provided material.

## FAQs
- When did Caius serve as pope?
  - Caius served as pope of the Catholic Church from 283 to 296.
- When did Caius die?
  - The provided record gives his date of death as 22 April 296.
- By what other names is Caius known?
  - He is also known as Pope Caius, Caius I, and C. C.f.
- What was Caius’s nationality or citizenship?
  - The provided material lists his citizenship as Ancient Rome.
- Where can I find authority records or identifiers for Caius?
  - Caius appears in numerous authority-control and database records; a consolidated list of the provided identifiers appears below in the Body section.

## Why They Matter
As pope from 283 to 296, Caius occupied the central leadership role of the Catholic Church in the late 3rd century. Holding the office of Bishop of Rome placed him in the line of papal succession, contributing to institutional continuity for the Church during that period. The multiple archival and authority entries that reference him — across libraries, national catalogs, and biographical collections — reflect his recognized historical and ecclesiastical status and ensure that researchers can locate consistent records about his life and tenure.

## Notable For
- Serving as pope of the Catholic Church from 283 to 296.
- Recorded date of death: 22 April 296.
- Known aliases: Pope Caius; Caius I; C. C.f.
- Presence in a wide range of authority-control and archival systems (numerous identifiers and catalog entries listed in the Body).
- Appears in reference resources under the Wikipedia title "Pope Caius" and a Wikidata description stating he was pope from 283 to 296.

## Body

### Early life
- No birth date or place is specified in the provided material.
- No educational records are included among the supplied data.

### Papacy (283–296)
- Caius is documented as pope of the Catholic Church from the year 283 until 296.
- The provided material identifies him primarily by his role as leader of the Catholic Church during this interval.

### Death
- The supplied record gives his date of death as +0296-04-22 (22 April 296).

### Names and titles
- Primary name used in the sources: Caius.
- Aliases and alternative forms provided: Pope Caius; Caius I; C. C.f.
- Latin / vernacular forms included in identifiers: Paus_Cajus; Papa_Caio; santo-caio; 카이오(교황).

### Related entities and classifications (as provided)
- Instance of: Q5 (human)
- Occupation: Q250867 (Catholic priest / clerical occupation)
- Citizenship: Q1747689 (Ancient Rome)
- Part of: Q28109118
- Wikidata description (as provided): "pope of the Catholic Church from 283 to 296"
- Wikipedia title (as provided): Pope Caius
- Sitelink count (as provided): 75

### Images and display names (provided filenames)
- PCaius.jpg
- Pope Caius I.jpg

### Identifiers and authority-control / database entries (all provided properties and values)
- P18: PCaius.jpg, Pope Caius I.jpg
- P213: 0000000050961185
- P214: 248159474307527662288
- P227: 118921363
- P244: nr91009373
- P269: 16843105X
- P373: Caius (pope)
- P409: 53004815
- P535: 16065640
- P570: +0296-04-22T00:00:00Z
- P646: /m/0d_cf
- P691: skuk0001932
- P949: 004983216
- P1015: 90936639
- P1047: caius
- P1296: 0028653
- P1315: 1533102
- P1417: biography/Saint-Gaius
- P1559: Caius
- P1711: 79010
- P1871: cnp00542370
- P2163: 1819663
- P2949: Caius-3
- P3241: 03144a
- P4286: 1017/Saint-Caius
- P5739: 12669
- P6058: personnage/wd/110832
- P6126: 50400
- P6764: N7874
- P7038: 01_01_0283-0296-_Caius,_Sanctus
- P7305: 3903596
- P7620: santo-caio
- P7902: 118921363
- P7935: Caius_papa
- P8034: 495/25088
- P8080: G/Gaius_Caius.html
- P8122: A5409
- P8168: Q1298999
- P8189: 987007397419605171
- P8445: 106865
- P8636: C/caius-or-gaius-(2), C/caius-bishop-of-rome
- P8750: 4947
- P8885: 카이오(교황)
- P9097: 12457173
- P9943: person/936454115091
- P10553: 695064258
- P10799: 04/22/04-22-0296-caius
- P10832: E39PBJkXywwbwF4GhXqmCwfH4q
- P12086: Paus_Cajus
- P12288: Papa_Caio
- P12385: gai-0
- P12458: 257167
- P12582: 20110803095840571
- P12597: 24808
- P13049: 118921363

### External reference summary (as provided)
- Wikipedia entry title: Pope Caius
- Wikidata description: "pope of the Catholic Church from 283 to 296"
- Sitelink count across language editions and linked resources: 75

### Legacy and archival presence
- Caius is represented across many archival, bibliographic, and authority databases (see the full list of P-codes above). These entries preserve his name, aliases, dates, and role for historians and researchers.

### Limitations of the supplied record
- The provided material contains no explicit birthdate or birthplace.
- No details on specific acts, writings, decrees, liturgical changes, or events enacted during his papacy are included in the supplied data.
- Educational history, family background, and precise biographical narrative beyond papal tenure and death date are not present in the given sources.

## References

1. Catholic-Hierarchy.org
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. CERL Thesaurus
5. FactGrid
6. HMML Authority File