Agapitus of Palestrina
Saint Agapitus | |
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Pre-Congregation | |
| Major shrine | Cathedral of San Agapito, Palestrina |
| Feast | April 18; August 18 |
| Patronage | Palestrina; invoked against colic[1] |
Agapitus (Italian: Agapito) is venerated as a martyr saint, who died on August 18, perhaps in 274,[2] a date that the latest editions of the Roman Martyrology say is uncertain.[3]
According to his legend, 16-year-old Agapitus, who may have been a member of the noble Anicia family of
Christian.[2] After being captured and tortured during the persecution of Aurelian, he was taken to the local arena in Palestrina and thrown to the wild beasts
. However, the animals refused to touch him and he was thus beheaded.
Veneration
Agapitus is mentioned in the ancient martyrologies, including the and other places in Europe.
Agapitus is honoured in the
Octave of the Assumption. Pope Pius XII abolished all octaves apart from those of Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost, including that of the Assumption. Accordingly, in the General Roman Calendar of 1960 the celebration of Saint Agapitus appears as a commemoration in the ordinary weekday Mass.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b "Saint Agapitus". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sant' Agapito Martire
- ISBN 978-88-209-7210-3), p. 660
- ISBN 978-88-209-7210-3), p. 437
- ^ Dom Gaspar LeFebvre, O.S.B., Saint Andrew Daily Missal, with Vespers for Sundays and Feasts, St Paul, Minnesota: E. M. Lohmann Co., 1952, p. 1516
- ^ Saint Andrew Daily Missal, with Vespers for Sundays and Feasts, p. 1516
- ^ Rev. Bede Babo, O.S.B. et al., The Jesus, Mary and Joseph Daily Missal, New York: Benziger Brothers, Inc., 1962, p. 1041
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