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title: "Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus: Feast Day August 13 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-pontian-and-hippolytus/
description: "Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus, Martyrs. Remembered on August 13. Read their life in Bless."
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Martyrs · Remembered on August 13

# Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus

Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus is remembered on August 13 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [August 13](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/#13) |
| Title | Martyrs |
| Died | c. 235 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, August 13, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-pontian-and-hippolytus/#calendar) |

## Life

A pope and the brilliant, bitter theologian who had set himself up as rival pope — deported together to the mines of Sardinia, where Pontian resigned his office for the Church’s sake and the two were reconciled before death. Rome buried them on the same day, schism healed in martyrdom.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Friday, August 13, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/08/13/) | Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Joshua 24:1-13 · Psalm 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22 and 24 · See 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · Matthew 19:3-12 |
| [Sunday, August 13, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/08/13/) | Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green | Wisdom 18:6-9 · Psalm 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22 · Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 · Luke 12:32-48 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[August 12 St. Jane Frances de Chantal](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-jane-frances-de-chantal/) [August 14 St. Maximilian Kolbe](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-maximilian-kolbe/)

[All the saints of August](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/) [Born on August 13?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#08-13) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus

Remembered on August 13

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-pontian-and-hippolytus/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-pontian-and-hippolytus/#calendar)

In the app

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