==Viața==
Se cunosc puține lucruri despre viața sfântului Clement. What is known is from writers who wrote over a hundred years after his death, often inconsistently, and with great variety. These writers include [[Tertullian]], [[Ieronim]], [[Irineu de Lyon|Irenaeus]], [[Epifanie de Salamina|Epiphanius]], and [[Eusebiu de CazareeaCezareea|Eusebiu]]. His birth date is not known. He may have met Ss Peter and Paul and may have been [[ordination|ordain]]ed by St Peter. There are confusing propositions that associate him with the Clement in Paul’s letters (Phil. 4:3 (KJV)) and to a consul T. Flavius Clemens associations that now are considered not probable.
Clement is believed to have been named [[bishop]] of Rome in about 88 and held the position until about 98, when he died. These dates are also uncertain. Early sources noted that he died a natural death, perhaps in Greece. A tradition dated from the ninth century tells of his [[martyr]]dom in Crimea in 102 by drowning when thrown overboard from a boat with a ship’s anchor tied to him.