ninety-years-old

Updated: June 13, 2025

He thought of Pothinus, the ninety-years-old bishop of Lyons, who, in answer to the legate's question, "Who is the God of the Christians?" boldly answered, "If thou art worthy, thou shalt know," and was tortured so severely that he died in prison.

Mary E. (Mary Ellen) Bamford - Out of the Triangle: a story of the Far East