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==Hippolytus, bishop and martyr==

==Hippolytus, bishop and martyr==

'''Saint Hippolytus''' (3rd century), according to the [[Roman Martyrology]], was bishop of Porto, Italy, who was put to death for his faith on August 22 either there or at Ostia during the reign of Emperor Alexander. He is often confused with [[Hippolytus of Rome]] (died A.D. 235).

'''Saint Hippolytus''' (3rd century)—often confused with [[Hippolytus of Rome]] (died A.D. 235)—according to the [[Roman Martyrology]] on August 22, was bishop of Porto, Italy, who was put to death for his faith either there or at Ostia during the reign of Emperor Alexander. He is often confused with the Hippolytus (mentioned in the Roman Martyrology on August 13) of St. Lawrence's unreliable ''Acta'' (not written by Lawrence), which names him the officer in charge of Lawrence's imprisonment who was baptized by Lawrence, was brought before the Emperor when he attended the saint's funeral, and was then scourged and torn apart by horses at the order of the Emperor. At the same time Hippolytus' nurse, Concordia, and nineteen other Christians of his household were beaten to death with leaden whips.

 

'''Source''': ''Dictionary of Saints'' by John J. Delaney, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, copyright 1980 by John J. Delaney, All Rights Reserved. ISBN: 0-385-13594-7. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 79-7783

===Hippolytus of Rome===

===Hippolytus of Rome===