Saint Anempodistus of Persia

A life of faith

Anempodistus was a servant at the Persian court. The received account joins his memory with Acindynus, Pegasius, Aphthonius and Elpidephorus during the persecution under Shapur II. The three court servants were arrested after confessing Christianity and died in a furnace.

The Eastern Orthodox Church remembers saints in prayer and commemoration. Their lives offer examples for Christians learning to live their faith.

A reflection

Anempodistus’s remembrance invites attention to the bonds of a community under persecution.

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