Saint Pothinus

Saint Pothinus

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name= Saint Pothinus
birth_date=~87 AD
death_date=~177 AD
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venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church


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death_place=Lyon
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Saint Pothinus (Photinus) ( _fr. Saint Pothin) (c. 87-177 AD) was a martyr and bishop of Lyon. He was martyred along with Alexander, Attalus, Espagathus, Maturus, and Sanctius during the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius.

A letter attributed to Irenaeus records their martyrdom; it was sent from the Christian communities of Lyon and Vienne to the Roman province of Asia. This letter states that Pothinus was the ninety-year old bishop of Lyon who was seized by a mob along with several companions.

Brought before the magistrate, the old bishop died from abuse in prison, while the others were killed by wild beasts in the local amphitheater. A martyr killed around this time was the slave-girl Blandina. A fifteen-year-old boy named Ponticus was also killed around this time and is also honored as a martyr.

ee also

*Persecution in Lyon
*Saint Foutin

External links

* [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5560 Catholic Online: Pothinus]


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