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|venerated_in=Roman Catholic ChurchEastern ChristianityEastern Orthodox Church|image=Rousanu19.jpg|imagesize=180px|caption=Antipas being martyred|birth_place=|death_place=Pergamon, Asia Minor|titles=Martyr and Bishop|beatified_date=|beatified_place=|beatified_by=|canonized_date=|canonized_place=|canonized_by=|attributes= Christian martyrdomtoothacheJAMESAUTHOR-LINK=M. R. JAMESEDITOR-LINK=JAMES HASTINGSHASTINGS' DICTIONARY OF THE BIBLE>A DICTIONARY OF THE BIBLE URL=HTTP://WWW.CCEL.ORG/CCEL/HASTINGS/DICTV1/PAGE_107.HTML VOLUME=I QUOTE=ACCORDING TO ONE FORM OF HIS ACTS (QUOTED BY THE BOLLANDISTS FROM A SYNOXARION), HE PRAYED THAT THOSE SUFFERING FROM TOOTHACHE MIGHT BE RELIEVED AT HIS TOMB., |major_shrine=|suppressed_date=|issues=}}According to Eastern Orthodox traditions, according to the Commentary on the Apocalypse of Andreas of Caesarea, it is believed that Saint Antipas was the Antipas referred to in the Book of {{sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=Revelation|chapter=2|verse=13}}, as the verse says: "I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth." According to Christian tradition, John the Apostle ordained Antipas as bishop of Pergamon during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero. The traditional accounts go on to say Antipas was martyred during the reign of Nero (54-68)WEB, Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum and Disciple of Saint John the Theologian,weblink 2022-12-27, www.oca.org, or Domitian, by burning in a brazen bull-shaped altar for casting out demons worshipped by the local population.There is a tradition of oil ("manna of the saints") being secreted from the relics of Saint Antipas.WEB, CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Oil of Saints,weblink 2022-12-27, www.newadvent.org, Saint Antipas is invoked for relief from toothache, and diseases of the teeth. On the calendars of Eastern Christianity, the feast day of Antipas is April 11.

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• Catholic Online
• Sant’ Antipa di Pergamo
• CatholicSaints.Info
• Byzantine hymn to St. Antipas in youtube.com

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