A portrait of St. Pontian
St. Pontian
d. 235
Feast
August 13 · III c.
Patron of
Popes · Miners, traditional
Order
Pope / Martyr
Pope from 230-235, Roman; deported with his rival the antipope-theologian St. Hippolytus to the mines of Sardinia under Maximinus Thrax. Resigned the papacy on deportation (a unique act in early papal history) and was reconciled with Hippolytus before both died of privation. Their bodies were brought back to Rome together by Pope Fabian. Pre-Congregation.
Life & Times
Died: 235 · From: Rome / Sardinia.
Patronage
St. Pontian is invoked as the patron of popes, miners, traditional. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
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