Epagathus of Lyon

Holy Martyr Epagathus of Lyon suffered in the year 177, in the time of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180), in the city of Lyon in Gaul, together with Sanctus, Maturus, Attalus, Blandina, Pothinus, Alexander and forty-⁠three other martyrs. They were tortured by pagans for faith in Christ.

After the savage killing, their bodies were burned and the ashes thrown into the river Rhône. The Synaxarion commemorates the martyrs of Lyon on 7 August (new style).