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Antioch Canonized Pre-Congregation | Name Anastasius Antioch | |
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Venerated in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Feast 9 January Roman Catholic
8 January Eastern Orthodox | ||
Anastasius was a Christian convert who suffered martyrdom with Anthony, Julian, Celsus and Marcionilla, during the persecutions of Diocletian. He is supposed to have converted after being raised from the dead by Saint Julian of Antioch. His memorial is on 9 January. Anastasius is one of the 140 Colonnade saints which adorn St. Peter's Square. His relics are interred at the Ravanica Monastery in Serbia.
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