Saint Antoninus of Syria

Memorial

• 2 September

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Stonemason in predominently pagan Aribazus, Syria. He denounced their non-Christian practices of neighbors, and became a hermit for two years. He then returned to his village and destroyed the pagan idols there. He afterwards moved to Apamea, Syria where he built a church. Martyr.

Died

• 4th century in Apamea, Syria

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Antoninus of Syria”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 August 2010. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-antoninus-of-syria/>