Saint Alexander of Lyon

Memorial

• 24 April

Profile

Friend and worker with Saint Epipodius of Lyon. Imprisoned, scourged until his ribs showed, and executed with 34 companions during the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius.

Born

• Greek

Died

• 178 in Lyons, France

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• El Testigo Fiel
• Fête des Prénoms
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology
• Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Alexander of Lyon“. Saints.SQPN.com. 23 April 2013. Web. 18 June 2013. <>