Martyr · Remembered on April 18
St. Apollonius the Apologist
St. Apollonius the Apologist is remembered on April 18 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | April 18 |
|---|---|
| Title | Martyr |
| Died | c. 185 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
A Roman senator denounced as a Christian under Commodus, who used his trial to deliver a reasoned defense of the faith before the Senate — among the earliest such speeches preserved — and accepted the sentence, loving his life but unafraid of death, since something better awaited him.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Apollonius the Apologist. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Apollonius the Apologist keeps April 18 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of April.
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