Pope Pontian (Latin: Pontianus; died October 235) was the bishop of Rome from 21 July 230 to 28 September 235. In 235, during the persecution of Christians...
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Look up Pontian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pontian may refer to: Pope Pontian (died 235), 3rd-century Catholic Pope Pontian Greeks, a group of...
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222–230, died a martyr Pope Pontian (Saint) 230–235, condemned to mines in Sardinia and died on island of Tavolara Pope Anterus (Saint), elected 21 November...
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This article lists the popes who have been canonised. A total of 83 out of 265 deceased popes have been recognised universally as canonised saints, including...
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222) Pope Pontian (230–235) Pope Urban I (222–230) Pope Fabian (236–250) Pope Cornelius (251–253) Pope Lucius I (253–254) Pope Stephen I (254–257) Pope Felix...
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origin, and his name may indicate that he was a freed slave. He succeeded Pope Pontian, who had been deported from Rome to Sardinia, along with the antipope...
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becomes king of the Korean kingdom of Silla. July 21 – Pope Pontian succeeds Pope Urban I, as the 18th pope of Rome. Patriarch Castinus succeeds Ciriacus I as...
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imperial government, and the schism between the Roman congregations of Pontian and Hippolytus was ended. He divided Rome into diaconates and appointed...
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island was known in ancient times as Hermea. According to tradition, Pope Pontian died in Tavolara following his abdication and exile in 235. It is probably...
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