3rd century Carthaginian Latin author and Christian saint
For other uses, see Pontius (disambiguation).
Saint
Pontius the Deacon
Deacon, Hagiographer
Born
early 3rd century Carthage
Died
c. 262 Carthage
Venerated in
Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church
Feast
March 8
Pontius, or Pontius the Deacon, (died in the mid third century) was a Christian saint and Latin author from Carthage. He served as a deacon under Cyprian of Carthage (c. 200 –258) and wrote the Vita Cypriani ("Life of Cyprian") shortly after Cyprian's death.
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Pontius, or Pontius the Deacon, (died in the mid third century) was a Christian saint and Latin author from Carthage. He served as a deacon under Cyprian...
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locations of the early Church fathers were Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and the area of western north Africa around Carthage. Milan and...
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by the Samnites under Gaius Pontius. 316 BC – Battle of Lautulae – Romans are defeated by the Samnites. 305 BC – Battle of Bovianum – Roman consuls M....
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a yoke used for oxen in disgrace. According to Appian, Pontius used spears as a yoke: "Pontius opened a passage from the defile, and having fixed two...
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licence" (the word was applied c. 250 by Cyprian ofCarthage to the Apostles' Creed, on the notion of the "mark" that distinguishes Christians from pagans)...
suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition...
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