Saint Pothinus

Saint Pothinus
Stained glass window depicting Pothinus. Église Saint-Pothin, Lyon
Martyr and Bishop
Born	87 AD
Died	177 AD Lyon, Gaul
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	Pre-congregation
Feast	2 June

Saint Pothinus (French: Saint Pothin) 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.