Apr 112009
Also known as
- Andeol of Smyrna
- Andreolus of Smyrna
Profile
Sub-deacon in Smyrna. Spiritual student of Saint Polycarp of Smyrna who sent him with Saint Benignus, Saint Andochius, and Saint Thyrsus to evangelize the Vivarais in Gaul. Martyr.
Born
- Smyrna
- knifed in the head in 208 near Viviers, Gaul (modern France) near the river Rhone
- relics at Saint Andéol, France
- deacon or sub-deacon, holding in his hand a book and palm of martyrdom, his head pierced by a wooden knife
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
- Kirken i Norge
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
MLA Citation