Saint Antipas is referred to in the Book of Revelation as the "faithful martyr" of Pergamum. According to Christian tradition, John the Apostle ordained Antipas as bishop of the Pergamum during the reign of the Roman emperor Domitian. The traditional account goes on to say Antipas was martyred in ca. 92 AD by burning in a brazen bull-shaped altar used for casting out demons worshiped by the local population. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 683 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 702 pixel, file size: 194 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright... This article is about the year 92. ... Pergamon or Pergamum (modern day Bergama in Turkey) was a Greek city, in northwestern Anatolia, 16 miles from the Aegean Sea, located on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus (modern day Bakir), that became an important kingdom during the Hellenistic period, under the Attalid dynasty, 282... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saints day. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... A toothache, also known as odontalgia or, less frequently, as odontalgy, is an aching pain in or around a tooth. ... Image File history File links Gloriole. ... This entry incorporates text from Eastons Bible Dictionary, 1897, with some modernisation. ... Visions of John of Patmos, as depicted in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. ... Acropolis of Pergamon as seen from above Temple of Trajan at the Acropolis of Pergamon The Asklepeion of Pergamon was the worlds first hospital Pergamon or Pergamum (Greek: Πέργαμος, modern day Bergama in Turkey, ) was an ancient Greek city, in Mysia, north-western Anatolia, 16 miles from the Aegean Sea... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... John the Apostle (Greek Ιωάννης, see names of John) was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. ... Titus Flavius Domitianus (24 October 51 – 18 September 96), commonly known as Domitian, was a Roman Emperor of the gens Flavia. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The brazen bull is an execution device designed in ancient Greece. ...

There is a tradition of oil ("manna of the saints") being secreted from the relics of Saint Antipas.^[1] On the calendars of Eastern Christianity, the feast day of Antipas is April 11. Eastern Christianity refers collectively to the Christian traditions and churches which developed in Greece, Russia, Armenia, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Middle East, northeastern Africa and southern India over several centuries of religious antiquity. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ...

The faithful pray to this saint for ailments of the teeth.^[2]

See also

• The Book of Revelation
• Saint John the Evangelist
• Pergamon, Turkey

The Revelation of St. ... Categories: Saints | Ancient Roman Christianity | Christianity-related stubs ... Acropolis of Pergamon as seen from above Temple of Trajan at the Acropolis of Pergamon The Asklepeion of Pergamon was the worlds first hospital Pergamon or Pergamum (Greek: Πέργαμος, modern day Bergama in Turkey, ) was an ancient Greek city, in Mysia, north-western Anatolia, 16 miles from the Aegean Sea...

References

External links

• An 19th century icon of Saint Antipas, with brief hagiography
• Saint Antipas in Catholic Forum.
• Saint Antipas in Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America