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Saint Anthony of Nicopolis

Martyr
Nicopolis in Armenia
Feast day: July 10

Icon: Maurice, Anthony the Martyr, Daniel, Apollonius, Isidore the Bishop, Leontius, Anthony the Monk and Silvanus the Martyr. Image source: Romanian Patriarchate calendar

A life of faith

Anthony is named among the Christian leaders at Nicopolis in Armenia during the reign of Licinius. Together with Leontius, Maurice and Daniel, he openly acknowledged his Christian faith despite persecution. The group was imprisoned and executed with other Christians remembered as the Forty-five Martyrs of Nicopolis.

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

A reflection

The joint commemoration remembers Christians who faced persecution together.

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