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Also known as

• Pontianus
• Ponziano

Memorial

• 19 November (Roman Martyrology)
• 13 August (Depositiones martyrum, 354)

Profile

Son of Calpurnius. Chosen 18th pope in 230. Ended the schism of Hippolytus and reconciled the schismatics with the Church. Exiled with Saint Hippolytus by emperor Maximinus Thrax to Sardinia and sentenced to work in the mines, he abdicated the papacy on 28 September 235 so a new man could lead the Church.

Born

• at Rome, Italy

Papal Ascension

• 21 July 230
• abdicated on 28 September 235

Died

• 235 at Sardinia from the terrible treatment received in the mines
• remains brought to Rome, Italy by Pope Saint Fabian and buried in the catacomb of Callistus

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Carbonia, Italy
• Montaldo Scarampi, Italy

MLA Citation

• “Pope Saint Pontian“. CatholicSaints.Info. 6 April 2024. Web. 16 April 2024. <>