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Anthony of Syracuse
martyr, deported from Syracuse to Africa
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Feast: 23 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
In Africa, Saints Andrew, John, Peter and Anthony, martyrs, who, captured at Syracuse, were deported by the Moors and subjected to torments.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 23 September as a martyr who was captured at Syracuse, deported by the Moors and put to torture in Africa.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.