Saint Antiochus of Sulci
Also known as
- Antiochus of Plumbaria
- Antioco….
- 13 December
- 16 July on some calendars
Profile
Travelling physician in Galatia and Cappadocia who evangelized as he went, converting many. When Emperor Hadrian issued orders against Christians, Antiochus, who had been very public in his work, was arrested immediately. He was ordered to renounce his faith; he declined and was sentenced to forced labour in the mines on the Italian islands of Sardinia. There he managed to build a small chapel in a cave, ministered to other prisoners, and even converted his guard. Martyred as an example to the other prisoners; he died praying for all the people on Sardinia. The island on which he died is now known as Isola di Sant’Antioco in his honour.
- beaten to death c.110 on Sulci, Sardinia (part of modern Italy)
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Roman Martyrology, 1914 edition
- books
- sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición
- sites en français
- fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati
- Wikipedia
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MLA Citation
- “Saint Antiochus of Sulci“. CatholicSaints.Info. 19 June 2018. Web. 16 January 2021. <>