ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 14th of August WELCOME! SAINT ANTHONY PRIMALDI AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Saint Antonius [Anthony] Primaldi, martyr at Otranto in southern Italy, was a simple craftsman in this city, but distinguished by his piety and zeal for the Christian religion. PIETY AND LOVE OF CHRIST He was already of an advanced age when the Turks under Mohammed II besieged and conquered the city and took the inhabitants prisoner. THEY WERE MARTYRED BECAUSE THEY WERE FAITHFUL CHRISTIANS, LOYAL TO OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST When the victor forced them to choose between Islam or death, Saint Anthony stepped forward and confessed in the name of all to be a follower of Our Lord Jesus Christ and encouraged his fellow believers to persevere in their confession. The result was that all of them, 800 in number, were mowed down. This happened on August 14, 1480. THEIR BODIES WERE BURIED When the Duke Alphons of Calabria reco...