Saint Anthony of Athens
Also known as
- Antonius
Profile
A slave purchased by a series of Muslims, each of which tried (and failed) to convert him from Christianity. One of them finally falsely denounced him as having converted to Islam and then back to Christianity, which was a capital offense. Martyr.
Born
- Athens, Greece
- the executioner tapped him lightly on the neck several times in hopes that Anthony would denounce Christianity; he wouldn’t
- beheaded in 1777 in Constantinople
MLA Citation
- “Saint Anthony of Athens“. CatholicSaints.Info. 5 February 2020. Web. 16 May 2021. <>