Hieromartyr · 3rd century
Martyr Pontian Pope of Rome
Also known as Pontianus Papa
Bishop of Rome exiled to Sardinia under Maximinus Thrax, who resigned the episcopate before his death.
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Notes
Reposed 235, Sardinia.
Sources: OrthodoxWiki; OCA Synaxarion (oca.org)