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St. Anastasius of Antioch
Anastasius was a Christian convert who suffered martyrdom with Anthony, Julian, Celsus and Marcionilla, during the Diocletianic Persecution.
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Feast date: January 9Roman Catholic commemoration; January 8 in Eastern Orthodox calendars.
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Anastasius (Greek: Άναστάσιος) was a Christian convert who suffered martyrdom with Anthony, Julian, Celsus and Marcionilla, during the Diocletianic Persecution. 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.
The surviving historical record
The surviving biographical account of this saint is brief. It does not establish a complete chronology of childhood, family life, and daily activities. This page includes the available account rather than supplying imagined conversations or undocumented events. Where the account reports a tradition, it should be read as a tradition, not as a modern eyewitness record.
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Historical biography adapted from “Anastasius of Antioch (martyr)” by Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasius_of_Antioch_%28martyr%29
Source revision: 1355565218.
Feast-date reference: St. Anastasius of Antioch — biography and calendar notes (Wikipedia contributors). Date reference checked 2026-09-24.
Traditional accounts and later legends should be read with the qualifications in the biography. An attribution or date check is not a claim of independent review of the entire life.
