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Icon Mosaic of St. Calepodius,
Priest & Martyr of Rome
Feast: May 10
St.
Calepodius was a Roman martyr who suffered for Christ together with
Sts. Palmatius, Simplicius, Felix, Blanda, and companions. They
suffered under Emperor Severus Alexander in the pontificate of St.
Callistus I. Calepodius was a priest and the first of the group to
suffer. His name is honored by a Roman catacomb. Holy Hieromartyr
Calepodius, pray to God for us!
In the
2nd image, on the right, St. Calepodius is the figure farthest right.
On the left, the inscription is visible: CA LEPODIUS PBR, that is,
Calepodius Presbyter.
Icon from the ancient
basilica in Rome of St. Mary in Trastevere. by Pietro Cavallini.
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