Ponticus Explained

Saint Ponticus
Birth Date:c. 162 AD
Death Date:c. 177 AD
Death Place:Lyon, Gaul
Titles:Martyr
Canonized Date:Pre-congregation

Ponticus was a boy martyred in 177 AD during the persecution in Lyons with a group of other Christians, including Saint Pothinus and Saint Blandina. He is venerated by the Roman Catholic Church as a martyr.