Pontianus of Spoleto

Saint Pontianus
Martyr
Bornc. 156
Died14 January 175
Spoleto, Italy, Roman Empire
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church (Spoleto, Italy; and Utrecht, Netherlands)
Old Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonizedpre-congregation
Major shrineBasilica of San Ponziano, Spoleto, Italy
Feast19 January (14 January in Spoleto)
Attributesyoung man holding a sword
PatronageSpoleto, Italy, and Utrecht, Netherlands

Pontianus (Latin: Pontianus, Italian: Ponziano) (alternatively anglicized as Pontian) was a second century Christian martyr. He was martyred during the reign of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. He is honored as a saint and martyr by the Catholic Church, the Old Catholic Church, and the Eastern Orthodox Church. In Spoleto, Italy, he is invoked for protection against earthquakes.