Pope Victor I, was the  earliest known African to become pope and was born and raised in the Proconsularis of Roman Province of Africa, which today includes Tunisia, Libya, and Algeria. He was a Roman African prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Rome in the late second century.

Source states he became pope in 189 and gives the year of his death as 199. Pope Victor is best known for setting the date of Easter on a Sunday. He was born in the  probably in Tripolitania. He was later considered a saint. His feast day is celebrated on 28 July as \"St Victor I, Pope and Martyr\". He was of Berber origin.

According to an anonymous writer quoted by Eusebius, Pope Victor excommunicated Theodotus of Byzantium for teaching that Christ was a mere man. However, he is best known for his role in the Quartodeciman controversy.

During the reign of Victor I, bishop of Rome, a universal dispute arose amongst the Christians concerning the feast of the Passover. A synod was convened to discuss the issue, and those in attendance agreed that the paschal fast must end on a Sunday.

Quartodeciman controversy was a disagreement in early Christianity regarding the date of Easter. Some churches, particularly in Asia Minor, followed a tradition of celebrating Easter on the 14th day of the Jewish month of Nisan, coinciding with Passover, while others, like the Roman church, observed Easter on a Sunday.

The Quartodeciman controversy highlighted the early church\'s struggle to reconcile tradition with evolving practices, and it contributed to the development of liturgical practices.