Pothinus of Lyon

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Pothinus of Lyon was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and martyr, venerated as the first bishop of Lyon and an early leader of the Church in Gaul.

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Pothinus of Lyon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 2nd-century Christian
Christian bishop
bishop of Lyon
martyr
saint
associatedWithEvent persecution of Christians in Lyon
associatedWithPlace Gaul NERFINISHED
Lyon NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 2nd century
chronologicallyPrecedes Irenaeus of Lyon NERFINISHED
commemoratedAs first bishop of Lyon
martyr
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
deathCause martyrdom
persecution of Christians
givenName Pothinus NERFINISHED
hasCult cult of Saint Pothinus in Lyon NERFINISHED
hasSuccessor Irenaeus of Lyon NERFINISHED
hasTitle Saint Pothinus NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Saint
notableAs early leader of the Church in Gaul
first bishop of Lyon
partOf Christian community of Lyon NERFINISHED
early Church in Gaul
placeOfDeath Lugdunum NERFINISHED
Lyon NERFINISHED
placeOfWork Lugdunum NERFINISHED
Lyon NERFINISHED
positionHeld Bishop of Lyon
religion Christianity
roleIn leadership of the Church in Gaul
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Bishop of Lugdunum notableHolder Pothinus of Lyon