SAINT ANTHONY, MARTYR OF SCYTHOPOLIS - 4 MAY

 

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SAINT ANTHONY, MARTYR OF SCYTHOPOLIS

Saint Anthony (Antonius, Antoninus), a martyr at Scythopolis (Bethsan) in Palestine, was a companion of Saint Aphrodisius.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 255)

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PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Anthony may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.