Feast June 2
Saint Pothinus
Martyr · Feast June 2
Biography
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.
Feast day
June 2
Death date
177 AD (aged c. 90)
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
6
Wikidata qid
Q984169
Feast day of month
2