Elpidius
# 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
