Saint Pothinus
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Feast | 2 June |
Saint Pothinus (
Irenaeus of Lyon. The letter was sent from the Christian communities of Lyon and Vienne to the Roman province of Asia
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History
According to Irenaeus, Pothinus was born around the year 87,[1] probably at Smyrna. He was a disciple of Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, and accompanied him to Rome in 158.[2]
bishop of Lyon
, Irenaeus says that Pothinus had been his predecessor in the position, and the first holder of that office.
By 177, a large number of the Christians in the area of Vienne and Lyons were Greeks from Asia. A violent persecution was there against them while Pothinus was bishop of Lyons, and Irenæus, who had been sent there by Polycarp out of Asia, was a priest of that city.[3]
Pothinus died at the age of ninety, in about 177 AD,
amphitheater
.
The similarity of the name Pothinus and the
Saint Foutin
.
See also
References
- ^ "Saint Pothinus, Bishop of Lyons", The Fathers, Historians, and Writers of the Church, W.B. Kelly, 1864, p. 103
- ^ a b The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. (James Strong and John McClintock eds.); Harper and Brothers; NY; 1880 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Butler, Alban. "St. Pothinus, Bishop, Sanctus, Attalus, Blandina, &c., Martyrs of Lyons", Lives of the Saints, Vol.VI, 1866
- ^ Elizabeth A. Chesney, The Rabelais Encyclopedia, article on Saints, Imaginary