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Martyr 2nd century

Martyrs of Lyons

Also known as Blandina · Pothinus · Sanctus · Maturus · Attalus · Biblias · Alexander · Ponticus

A group of Christians of Lyons, including the aged bishop Pothinus and the slave Blandina, executed during the persecution under Marcus Aurelius in 177.

Feast Day
July 25
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Their life

A group of Christians of Lyons, including the aged bishop Pothinus and the slave Blandina, executed during the persecution under Marcus Aurelius in 177.

Their companions & kin
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Notes

Reposed 177, Lyons. Their martyrdom is preserved in an early letter recorded by Eusebius. Named group commemoration.

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