Anastasius of Antioch
Christian martyr
Feast: 9 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Anastasius (Greek: Άναστάσιος) was a Christian convert who suffered martyrdom with Anthony, Julian, Celsus and Marcionilla, during the Diocletianic Persecution. He is supposed to have converted after being raised from the dead by Saint Julian of Antioch. His memorial is on 9 January. Anastasius is one of the 140 Colonnade saints which adorn St. Peter's Square. His relics are interred at the Ravanica Monastery in Serbia.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Anastasius II of Antioch Saint“Anastasius II of Antioch, also known as Anastasius the Younger, succeeded Anastasius of Antioch as Greek Patriarch of Antioch, in 599.” — Wikipedia
- Julian of Antioch Saint“He is supposed to have converted after being raised from the dead by Saint Julian of Antioch.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 9 January (Martyrology of the Order of Preachers) — 9 January, at Antioch: with St Julian were martyred 'a priest named Anthony, one Anastasius, who had been raised from the dead by Julian and converted to Christianity, Celsus, a boy, and his mother, Marcionilla, seven br
- Wikidata Q4751941 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Anastasius of Antioch (martyr) (CC BY-SA)
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