According to Irenaeus, Linus is the same person as the one mentioned in the New Testament. Linus is mentioned in the valediction of the Second Epistle to Timothy (2 Timothy 4:21) as being with Paul the Apostle in Rome near the end of Paul's life.
according to irenaeus linus is the same person as the one mentioned in the new testament linus is mentioned in the valediction of the second epistle to timothy (2 timothy 421) as being with paul the apostle in rome near the end of paul's life