Saint Athenodorus of Mesopotamia

Also known as

• Athenodoros

Memorial

• 11 November

Profile

Tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Eleusis and Diocletian.

Died

• sentenced to be burned at the stake in 304 in Mesopotamia, but the fire would not light
• sentenced to be beheaded, but the executioner dropped dead when he approached Athenodorus
• while another solution was sought, Athenodorus began to pray, and he died quietly

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Athenodorus of Mesopotamia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 August 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-athenodorus-of-mesopotamia/>