Pontian, Pope, -approximately 235
Person
Dates
- Existence: approximately 235 October
Biographical note
Pontian succeeded Pope Urban I about the year 230. He was exiled by the emperor Maximanus to Sardinia around 235, where he is said to have succumbed to ill treatment.
(paraphrased from The Book of Saints : A Dictionary of Persons Canonized or Beatified by the Catholic Church. 5th edition. New York: Crowell, 1966.)
Alternate names
Pontianus
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Multiple saints, 1959, 1969, undated, bulk: 1926–1968
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Includes Saints Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Amabilis, Andrew the Apostle, Anne, Anterus, Anthony of Padua, Aurelius and Timothy, Bartholomew the Apostle, Bernadette Soubirous, Camillus de Lellis, Clare of Assisi, Colette, Emilie, Felix I, Gabriel, Gerard Majella, Gordianus, Ignatius of Loyola, SJ, Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, Jeanne de Lestonnac, Jesus, John, John Berchmans, SJ, Julius, Linus, Margaret Mary Alacoque, Mary, Nicholas, Paul the Apostle, Peter, Philip the Apostle, Pius X,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1959, 1969, undated; Majority of material found within 1926–1968
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