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Pope Saint Pontian or
Pontianus, was
pope from
21 July 230 to September 235.
A little more is known of Pontian than his predecessors, apparently from a lost papal chronicle that was available to the compiler of the
Liberian Catalogue of bishops of Rome, made in the fourth century (
Catholic Encyclopedia).
During his pontificate the
schism of Hippolytus came to an end. Pontian and other church leaders, among them Hippolytus, were exiled by the emperor
Maximinus Thrax to
Sardinia, and in consequence of this sentence he resigned on
25 September or
28 September 235. It is unknown how long he lived in exile: according to
Liber Pontificalis he died due to the inhuman treatment he received in the Sardinian mines. According to tradition, he died on the island of
Tavolara.
His remains were brought to Rome by
Pope Fabian and buried in the Catacomb of
Pope Callixtus I. His epitaph was rediscovered in 1909 in the crypt of St. Cecilia, Rome, near the papal crypt, reading PONTIANOS, EPISK. ("Pontianus, bishop"). The inscription "MARTUR" ("martyr") had been added in another hand.
His feast day was
19 November, but he's now celebrated jointly with his erstwhile adversary and rival,
Hippolytus of Rome, on
13 August.
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