Back القديس بوثينوس ARZ Potí de Lió Catalan Pothinus German Potino Spanish سنت پوتینوس Persian Pothin de Lyon French Sveti Potin Croatian Potino di Lione Italian Photinus van Lyon Dutch Fotyn z Lyonu Polish
Pothinus | |
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 Stained glass window depicting Pothinus. Église Saint-Pothin, Lyon | |
| Martyr and Bishop | |
| Born | c. 87 AD |
| Died | c. 177 AD (aged c. 90) Lyon, Gaul |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | Pre-congregation |
| Feast | 2 June |
Saint Pothinus (French: Saint Pothin; c. 87 - c. 177) 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.