Saint Pontian
- Memorial
- 25 August
- Profile
- Martyred with Saint Eusbius, Saint Vincent, and Saint Peregrinus in the persecution of Emperor Commodus.
- Died
- martyred in 192 at Rome, Italy; stretched on the rack, beaten with clubs, burned, then beaten to death with lead-tipped whips;
initially buried in the catacombs in Rome; Pope Saint Nicholas I sent his relics to Vienne, France, in 863
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
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