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Elpidius
Elpidius is a Roman cognomen.
It was the name of several bishops and saints:
- Elpidius, bishop of Huesca (c.522-546)
- Elpidius, bishop of Tarazona
- Elpidius, bishop of Comana (Cappadocia)
- Saint Elpidius, bishop of Lyon
- Saint Elpidius the Cappadocian, abbot and patron saint of Sant'Elpidio a Mare
- Elpidius (rebel), 8th-century Byzantine governor of Sicily and rebel
- another name for St. Expeditus
Elpidius (rebel)
Elpidius or Elpidios was a Byzantine aristocrat and governor of Sicily, who was accused of conspiring against Empress Irene of Athens (r. 780–802). This forced him to rebel, and after being defeated he defected to the Abbasid Caliphate and was recognized there as Byzantine emperor.