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Saint Pothinus

2nd century bishop of Lyon and saint

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Feast: 2 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
87
Died
177
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Pothinus (French: Saint Pothin; c. 87 – c. 177) was the first bishop of Lyon and the first bishop of Gaul. He is first mentioned in a letter attributed to 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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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Wikidata Q984169 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Saint Pothinus (CC BY-SA)

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