Martyrs of Lyons and Vienne

Memorial

• 2 June

Profile

A group of 48 Christians from the areas of Vienne and Lyon, France, who were attacked by a pagan mob, arrested and tried for their faith, and murdered in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius. A letter describing their fate, possibly written by Saint Irenaeus of Lyons, was sent to the churches in the Middle East.

• Alexander of Vienne
• Attalus of Pergamos
• Biblis of Lyons
• Blandina the Slave
• Cominus
• Maturus the Novice
• Photinus of Lyons (or Pothinus)
• Ponticus
• Sanctius (Sanctus of Vienne)
• Vettius Epagathus

Died

• assorted dates and methods during 177

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Martyrs of Lyons and Vienne”. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 September 2012. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/martyrs-of-lyons-and-vienne/>