Saint Alexander of Lyon

Memorial

• 24 April

Profile

Friend and worker with Saint Epipodius of Lyon. Imprisoned, tortured, and martyred with 34 companions during the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius.

Born

• Greek

Died

• 178

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Alexander of Lyon”. Saints.SQPN.com. 24 May 2012. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-alexander-of-lyon/>