St. Concordius of Tivoli

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Born: Rome, Italy

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

Feastday: January 1

Also known as Concordio

Additional Memorial 4 July (translation of relics)

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.