His election took place during the persecution which caused the banishment of his predecessor Pope Cornelius, and he also was banished soon after his consecration, but succeeded in gaining permission to return.
بدأ انتخابه أثناء فترة الاضطهاد الذي تسبب في نفي سلفه البابا كورنيليوس، وقد تم نفيه بعد وقت قصير من تتويجه كبابا، ولكنه نجح في الحصول على إذن بالعودة.