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Antoninus of Rome
Roman executioner and saint
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Feast: 22 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
200
Died
186
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Antoninus (died 186) was a public executioner in Rome. It is believed that during the trial of St. Eusebius he had a vision and converted to Christianity. The proclamation of his faith cost him his life, and he was beheaded in 186. His feast day is on 22 August.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- The Roman Martyrology (English edition), 22 August — 'At Rome, St. Antoninus, martyr, who, openly declaring himself a Christian, was condemned to capital punishment by the judge Vitellius, and buried on the Aurelian road.' — feast 22 August matches.
- Wikidata Q599290 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Antoninus of Rome (CC BY-SA)
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