Elpidius
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Elpidius is a Roman
cognomen
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It was the name of several bishops and saints:
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
cognomen
Cognomen
The cognomen nōmen "name") was the third name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary. Hereditary cognomina were used to augment the second name in order to identify a particular branch within...
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It was the name of several bishops and saints:
- Elpidius, bishop of Huesca (c.522-546)
- Elpidius, bishop of TarazonaDiocese of TarazonaThe Diocese of Tarazona is a Roman Catholic bishopric located in north-eastern Spain, in the provinces of Zaragoza, Soria, Navarre and...
- Elpidius, bishop of Comana, CappadociaComana, CappadociaComana was a city of Cappadocia and later Cataonia . The Hittite toponym Kummanni is considered likely to refer to Comana, but the identification is not considered proven. Its ruins are at the modern Turkish village of Şar, Tufanbeyli district, Adana Province.-History:According to ancient...
- Saint Elpidius, bishop of Lyonhttp://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0902.shtmlhttp://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainte1z.htm
- Saint Elpidius the CappadocianElpidius the CappadocianSaint Elpidius the Cappadocian was an abbot and saint of Asia Minor. Tradition states that he lived in a cave in Cappadocia for twenty-five years...
, abbot and patron saint of Sant'Elpidio a Mare
- another name for Saint Expeditus