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Pontian was a male Catholic priest and Christian martyr who served as Pope during the Roman Empire. Born in Rome, he worked in that city and is recognized as a saint with a feast day on August 13. His name in the native language is Pontianus.
He died in 235 on Tavolara Island and was buried in the Catacomb of Callixtus. Pontian is included in the Popes collection and is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and the New International Encyclopedia.
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- Instance of
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- male
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Tavolara Island
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Position held
- Pope
- Religion
- Catholicism
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- 18-St.Pontian.jpg
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- Pontianus
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- canonization status
- saint
- time period
- Roman Empire
- feast day
- August 13
- described by source
- Wikitólica
- place of burial
- Catacomb of Callixtus
- name in native language
- Pontianus
- subject has role
- Pope
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Encyclopedic overview
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 in the reign of the Emperor Maximinus Thrax, Pontian was arrested and sent to the island of Sardinia.
He abdicated to make the election of a new pope possible. Resigning on 28 September 235, he was the first pope to do so. This allowed an orderly transition in the Church of Rome and so ended a schism that had existed in the Church for eighteen years. Some accounts say he was beaten to death only weeks after his arrival on Sardinia.
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