Saint Pontius of Cimiez

Memorial

• 14 May

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Martyred in the persecutions of Valerian and Gallienus.

Died

• c.258 in Cimella, France
• relics enshrined in Saint-Pons, France, which was named for him

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Saint-Pons, France

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Lives of the Saints, by Sabine Baring-Gould
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology

MLA Citation

• “Saint Pontius of Cimiez“. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 May 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <>