Pothinus

2nd century bishop of Lyon and saint

b. 87 · d. 177

1st Bishop of Lyon · ?–c. 177

Offices

Bishop of Lyon № 1 · ? – c. 177

Saint Pothinus 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.

Related people

Irenaeus preceded · inferred

Events

Persecution under Marcus Aurelius 161
The martyrs of Lyons and Vienne 177

Commemorated

The Martyrs of Lyons

Places

Phrygia birth
Lugdunum death

How we know

Recorded as a historical figure.

Ecclesiastical History 2 claims — Persecution under Marcus Aurelius; The martyrs of Lyons and Vienne

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