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of Britain, lived in the 2d century. Bede, in his Ecclesiastical History, says that in 154, under the Roman emperors, Marcus Aurelius and Verus, and during the pontificate of Eleutherus, a British king Lucius wrote to the pope, announcing that he wished to become a Christian. Eleutherus favorably received the communication, and sent priests to instruct the Britons in the Christian faith. A similar account may be found in a number of other traditions. See Smith, Dict. of Christ. Biog. s.v.