Pontianus
- a variation of Pontian.
Example Sentences
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Never before had a reigning Pontiff been on the island; the last papal visitor was Pontianus, who was exiled there in A.D.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then stand still a moment," rejoined the prelate; "we are very near the entrance to the cemetery of Pontianus.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
Pontianus saw in him a heaven-sent step-father, and it was with this in his mind that he called upon Apuleius.
From The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura by Butler, Harold Edgeworth
Their first step was to win Pontianus and Pudens to their side.
From The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura by Butler, Harold Edgeworth
On the dispersal of the audience Pontianus approached me, and by way of prelude said that such universal enthusiasm was nothing less than a sign from heaven.
From The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura by Butler, Harold Edgeworth
