Pope Pontian
Pontian (or
Pontianus), was
pope from
230 to
235. During his pontificate the
schism of
Hippolytus came to an end. Pontian and other chuch leaders, among them Hippolytus, were exiled by the emperor
Maximinus Thrax to
Sardinia, and in consequence of this sentence resigned on
September 25,
235. It is unknown for how long he stayed in the exile, but according to
Liber Pontificalis he died due to the inhuman treatment he received in the Sardinian mines. His remains were brought to Rome by
Pope Fabian and burried in the Catacomb of
Callistus.