Antipas of Pergamum | |
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 Antipas being martyred | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | AD 68 or 92 Pergamon, Asia Minor[1] |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 11 April[2] |
| Patronage | againsttoothache[3] |
Saint Antipas was, according to the Commentary on the Apocalypse ofAndreas of Caesarea, the Antipas referred to inRevelation 2:13, as the verse says: "I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth." According toChristian tradition,John the Apostle ordained Antipas asbishop of Pergamon during the reign of the Roman emperorNero. The traditional accounts go on to say Antipas wasmartyred during the reign ofNero (54-68)[1] orDomitian,[4] by burning in abrazen bull-shaped altar for casting out demons worshipped by the local population.
There is a tradition of holy oil ("manna of the saints") being secreted from therelics of Saint Antipas.[4]
Saint Antipas is invoked for relief from toothache, and diseases of the teeth. On the calendars ofEastern Christianity, the feast day of Antipas is April 11.[1]
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.
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