Pontius of Carthage
Also: Pontius the Deacon, Pontius Diaconus
Born: the year and the place are not known. Died: the year and the place are not known.
Deacon of Cyprian of Carthage who shared his exile and wrote the first Christian biography, the Life of Cyprian.
Wrote in Latin.
Places lived
- until 257Carthago (now Carthage, Tunisia)deaconyears probable, place probable
- 257 to 258Curubis (now Korba, Tunisia)exileyears probable, place probable
- 258 to 259Carthago (now Carthage, Tunisia)deaconyears probable, place probable
Works
1 work, in the order they were written. 1 work can be read here.
- Life and Passion of CyprianThe life, exile and martyrdom of Cyprian of Carthage, told by his own deacon; the first Christian biography.7,208 words
How we know the dates and places
- Born not known
- Jerome, On Illustrious Men 68, gives no birth; nothing else is known
- Place of birth not known
- Jerome, On Illustrious Men 68, gives no birthplace
- Died not known
- No ancient source gives his death; the date about 262 in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontius_of_Carthage has no ancient basis
- Place of death not known
- No ancient source
- Carthago, years probable
- Jerome, On Illustrious Men 68: deacon of Cyprian; the start year is not known
- Carthago, place probable
- Jerome, On Illustrious Men 68; Pontius, Life of Cyprian
- Curubis, years probable
- Pontius, Life of Cyprian 11-12: he went with Cyprian into exile, August 257 to 258
- Curubis, place probable
- Pontius, Life of Cyprian 12 names Curubis; https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/314943
- Carthago, years probable
- Pontius, Life of Cyprian 15-19: he was at the trial and death of Cyprian, September 258
- Carthago, place probable
- Pontius, Life of Cyprian 15-19