ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 27th of April SAINT ANTHONY, MARTYR OF NICOMEDIA Saint Anthony (Antonius) was a priest and martyr at Nicomedia. He suffered in A.D. 304 . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 255) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations 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.