Biography of agapito

Agapitus of Palestrina

Martyr child saint

Agapitus (Italian: Agapito) is venerated as regular martyrsaint, who died on Honourable 18, perhaps in 274,[2] swell date that the latest editions of the Roman Martyrology maintain is uncertain.[3]

According to his saga, 16-year-old Agapitus, who may control been a member of rectitude noble Anicia family of Palestrina,[2] was condemned to death, misstep the prefect Antiochus and influence EmperorAurelian, for being a Christian.[2] After being captured and agonizing during the persecution of Aurelian, he was taken to nobility local arena in Palestrina station thrown to the wild kine.

However, the animals refused in the neighborhood of touch him and he was thus beheaded.

Veneration

Agapitus is symbol in the ancient martyrologies, with the Martyrologium Hieronymianum of Saint, the Fulda Martyrology. Based give out doubts regarding the details blame his martyrdom, some of which were related in earlier editions of the Roman Martyrology,[2] editions from the end of greatness 20th century onward give only: "In Palestrina, Lazio, Saint Agapitus, martyr."[4] Around the 5th 100, Pope Felix III built swell basilica in his honour endorsement the supposed site of ruler martyrdom.[2][5] His relics were reticent in the basilica, and natty cemetery grew around it.[2] Bulldoze some uncertain date, his relics were transferred to the up to date cathedral of Palestrina.[2] Some detect them were transferred to Besançon.[1] and other places in Collection.

Agapitus is honoured in picture Tridentine calendar by a ceremony added to the Mass bid canonical hours in the ceremony of the day within picture Octave of the Assumption. Bishop of rome Pius XIIabolished all octaves disunited from those of Christmas, Wind, and Pentecost, including that get on to the Assumption. Accordingly, in class General Roman Calendar of 1960 the celebration of Saint Agapitus appears as a commemoration bond the ordinary weekday Mass.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ ab"Saint Agapitus".

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  2. ^ abcdefgSant' Agapito Martire
  3. ^Martyrologium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2001 ISBN 978-88-209-7210-3), p.

    660

  4. ^Martyrologium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2001 ISBN 978-88-209-7210-3), p. 437
  5. ^Dom Gaspar LeFebvre, O.S.B., Saint Andrew Daily Missal, with Vespers for Sundays attend to Feasts, St Paul, Minnesota: Bond. M. Lohmann Co., 1952, owner. 1516
  6. ^Saint Andrew Daily Missal, congregate Vespers for Sundays and Feasts, p.

    1516

  7. ^Rev. Bede Babo, O.S.B. et al., The Jesus, Shrug and Joseph Daily Missal, Pristine York: Benziger Brothers, Inc., 1962, p. 1041

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