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