Saint Ardalion the Actor

Memorial

• 14 April

Profile

An actor who specialized in mocking Christianity, and who was very popular with pagan audiences. One day during a performance in Asia Minor he suddenly announced that he had converted and was now a Christian. Martyr.

Died

• burned alive in 300 in Asia Minor

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Ardalion the Actor”. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 July 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-ardalion-the-actor/>