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Saint Concordius of Tivoli

Also known as

Concordio

1 January
2 January on some calendars
4 July (translation of relics)

Profile

Son of a man who became a priest late in life. Priest. Fled Rome, Italy to Tivoli, Italy during the late 2nd-century persecutions of emperor Marcus Aurelius. When all the people of Tivoli were ordered to sacrifice to idols, Concordius spat on them instead. Martyr.

Born

Rome, Italy

beheaded in 175 at Tivoli, Italy
relics translated to the diocese of Girona, Italy

Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

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MLA Citation

“Saint Concordius of Tivoli“. CatholicSaints.Info. 31 December 2013. Web. 18 May 2024. <>