Clement of Rome (Clemens Romanus), saint (late 1st century), early Christian writer belonging to the Apostolic Men. Almost nothing is known about the life of Clement of Rome. He was Bishop of Rome in the 1990s. Some historians suggest that Clement of Rome was Jewish by origin. His name is associated with the so-called. Clementines and two letters to the Corinthians. The Clementines undoubtedly did not belong to him and were written later; Almost all patrolologists also deny that Clement of Rome belongs to the 2nd Epistle, which bears his name. Only the first letter, written to the Christians of Corinth in connection with the turmoil that worried the community of this city, is recognized as authentic. There is a legend that Clement of Rome. - one person with the holy martyr Clement, who died in Chersonesus - his relics were transferred to Rome by Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius. The Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of St. Clement of Rome on November 25.