Saint Concordius of Spoleto

Memorial

• 1 January

Profile

Sub-deacon in Rome, Italy. Spent most of his time alone in prayer and meditation. Imprisoned for his faith during the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius. Tried at Spoleto, Italy by Torquatus, the governor of Umbria, Italy, he was offered his freedom if he would renounce his faith and worship a statue of Jupiter; Concordius declined. The judge had him beaten and tortured on the rack; when he could speak, Concordius praised Jesus. After two more days in prison, Concordius was offered an idol to worship; he spat on it. Martyr.

Died

• beheaded c.175 in a prison cell in Spoleto, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Representation

• with an angel who fed him during his captivity
• destroying a pagan idol

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Heiligen 3s
• Kirken i Norge
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

Readings

I have already told you, I am a Christian and confess Jesus Christ. - Saint Concordius when the judge demanded his name

MLA Citation

• “Saint Concordius of Spoleto“. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 January 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>