Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus, and Licinius

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Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus, and Licinius (d. ca. 295) were Christian soldiers who were martyred at Como during the reign of Maximian.

Their feast day is August 7. The church of San Carpoforo at Como, was, according to tradition, founded re-using a former temple of the God Mercury to house the remains of Carpophorus and other local martyrs.

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