St. Pontianus was Pope from the year 230 to 235, during the reign of Alexander Severus. The emperor”s successor, Maximinus, a cruel tyrant, banished the Pope, who died for the hardships of his exile.
(Source: The New Roman Missal, Rev. F. X. Lasance)
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