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Hieromartyr3rd century

Martyr Pontian Pope of Rome

Also known as Pontianus Papa

Bishop of Rome exiled to Sardinia under Maximinus Thrax, who resigned the episcopate before his death.

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Bishop of Rome exiled to Sardinia under Maximinus Thrax, who resigned the episcopate before his death.

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