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.
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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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