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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Epipodius and Alexander, martyrs of Lyon

Saint ID

S00318

Number in BH

BHL 2574-2575

Reported Death Not Before

170

Reported Death Not After

200

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00367Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Martyrs (Liber in Gloria Martyrum), in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. Overview entry.
E00570Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (49), mentions the martyrdom of Photinus/Potheinos, bishop and one of the *Martyrs of Lyon (S00316), and tells of the martyrdom of his successor *Irenaeus (bishop and martyr of Lyon, S02832), who is buried in the church of *John (probably the Baptist, S00020, possibly the Evangelist and Apostle, S00042) in Lyon (south-east Gaul), next to *Epipodius and Alexander (martyrs of Lyon, S00318); dust gathered from their graves can cure the sick. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594.
E00874Anonymous sermon ('Eusebius Gallicanus', Sermon 55), on *Epipodius and Alexander (martyrs of Lyon, S00318). Preached in Latin at Lyon (south-east Gaul), probably in the 5th century.
E02448Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry.
E02676Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (63), tells how dust from the tomb in Lyon (south-east Gaul) of an unnamed woman, who is said to have picked up a sandal of *Epipodius (martyr of Lyon, S00318), cures the sick. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588.
E06302The Latin Martyrdom of *Epipodius and Alexander (martyrs of Lyon, S00318) describes the arrest, trial and martyrdom of the two saints at Lyon, supposedly in the late 2nd century; their secret burial; the preservation of Epipodius' sandal as a relic, and its healing powers. Written in Lyon (south-east Gaul) at an unknown date, probably between c. 600 and c. 800.
E07646Latin epitaph on a marble plaque for a boy who served in the martyrium of an *unnamed martyr or martyrs(S00060), probably *Irenaeus (bishop and martyr of Lyon, S02832), and *Epipodius and Alexander (martyrs of Lyon, S00318). Found near the church of Saint Irenaeus in Lyon (south-east Gaul). Date: 546-606.