Saint Anastasius | |
Death Date: | 302 |
Feast Day: | 9 January Roman Catholic8 January Eastern Orthodox |
Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Death Place: | Antioch (modern-day Antakya, Hatay, Turkey) |
Titles: | Martyr |
Canonized Date: | Pre-Congregation |
Anastasius (Greek: Άναστάσιος) was a Christian convert who suffered martyrdom with Anthony, Julian, Celsus and Marcionilla, during the Diocletianic Persecution.[1] He is supposed to have converted after being raised from the dead by Saint Julian of Antioch. His memorial is on 9 January. Anastasius is one of the 140 Colonnade saints which adorn St. Peter's Square. His relics are interred at the Ravanica Monastery in Serbia.