Saint Pothinus
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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 a
Stained glass window depicting Pothinus in Église Saint-Pothin, Lyon
Church of Saint-Pothinus in Lyon.
Polycarp
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Polycarp was a Christian bishop of Smyrna. According to the Martyrdom of Polycarp, he died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to consume his body. Polycarp is r
Saint Pothinus
…Lyon and Vienne to the Roman province of Asia. According to Irenaeus, Pothinus was born around the year 87, probably at Smyrna. He was a disciple of Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, and accompanied him to Rome in 158. Pope Anicetus sent him to evangelize the Gauls. Pothinus established himself at Lyon, and founded…
fresco from the Church of St. George, Staro Nagoričane
Mosaic of Saint Polycarp from the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy
Polycarp miraculously extinguishing the fire burning the city of Smyrna
Tomb of Polycarp in Smyrna (modern-day Izmir), 1895