Day 230 -- Saint Epipodius of Lyon

Today on Good Friday, we have a saint who is the patron on torture and betrayal victims, Saint Epipodius of Lyon. He was friend of and worker with Saint Alexander of Lyon. He was imprisoned, tortured, and martyred during the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius. He never joined an order, but he was a celibate bachelor and devoted his time to work for God. He was beheaded in the year 178 in Lyon, France.