Antipas of Pergamum
Christian martyrdom | |
|---|---|
| Patronage | against toothache[3] |
According to Eastern Orthodox traditions, according to the Commentary on the Apocalypse of
bishop of Pergamon during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero. The traditional accounts go on to say Antipas was martyred during the reign of Nero (54-68)[1] or Domitian,[4] by burning in a brazen bull-shaped altar
for casting out demons worshipped by the local population.
There is a tradition of oil ("manna of the saints") being secreted from the relics of Saint Antipas.[4]
Saint Antipas is invoked for relief from toothache, and diseases of the teeth. On the calendars of Eastern Christianity, the feast day of Antipas is April 11.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum and Disciple of Saint John the Theologian". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "St Antipas of Pergamon". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ James, M. R. (1898). "Antipas". In James Hastings (ed.). A Dictionary of the Bible. Vol. I. p. 107.
According to one form of his Acts (quoted by the Bollandists from a Synoxarion), he prayed that those suffering from toothache might be relieved at his tomb.
- ^ a b "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Oil of Saints". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
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