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Concordius of Spoleto

Christian saint and martyr

Field	Value
name	Concordius of Spoleto
birth_date	unknown
death_date	c.175
feast_day	2 January (Roman Catholic)

venerated_in	Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
birth_place	Rome, Roman Empire
death_place	Spoleto, Roman Empire
titles	Martyr
canonized_date	Pre-congregation

4 June and 1 January (Eastern Orthodox) Eastern Orthodox Church

Concordius of Spoleto is a little-known Christian saint and martyr of the 2nd century. There is another martyr Concordius https://web.archive.org/web/20070812164546/http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintc1g.htm who died in the 4th century.

Life

Concordius was the son of the presbyter Gordian. He was ordained a subdeacon by Pope Pius I in Rome, and was reclusive; spending most of his time alone and praying. He was imprisoned during the Christian persecutions of Marcus Aurelius and tried in Spoleto, Italy.

Trial

The trial was overseen and judged by the governor of Umbria, Italy. Concordius was allowed his freedom if he would denounce his faith and worship a statue of the Roman god Jupiter. When Concordius refused, the judge had him beaten on a rack. After the torture however, Concordius praised Jesus, after which he was thrown in jail. Two days later, he was offered a second chance and presented with a statue to worship. Concordius then spat on the idol and was promptly beheaded, c.175 AD. Concordius was canonized by religious officials at that time, but it is unsure when or where this occurred.

Veneration

His feast day is 2 January (Roman Catholic) and 4 June (Eastern Orthodox).

References

[https://www.stgregoryoc.org/publications/ ''A Western Rite Orthodox Martyrology'', p. 8]
[https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/1999/06/04/101607-martyr-concordius-of-spoleto "Martyr Concordius of Spoleto", Orthodox Church in America]
[https://catholicsaints.info/baring-goulds-lives-of-the-saints-saint-concord-priest-martyr/ Baring-Gould, Sabine. "Saint Concord, Priest, Martyr". ''Lives of the Saints''] 1897. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 December 2013
[http://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-concordius/ Monks of Ramsgate. "Concordius". ''Book of Saints'', 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 12 October 2012]{{PD-notice
(12 January 2023). "Saint Concordius, Martyr. January 2. Rev. Alban Butler. 1866. Volume I: January. The Lives of the Saints".

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