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title: "St. Apollonius the Apologist: Feast Day April 18 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-apollonius-the-apologist/
description: "St. Apollonius the Apologist, Martyr. Remembered on April 18, died c. 185. Read their life in Bless."
---

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](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/#18) |
| Title | Martyr |
| Died | c. 185 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, April 18, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-apollonius-the-apologist/#calendar) |

## 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.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Sunday, April 18, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/04/18/) | Fourth Sunday of Easter | White | Acts 4:8-12 · Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29 · 1 John 3:1-2 · John 10:14 · John 10:11-18 |
| [Tuesday, April 18, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/18/) | Tuesday within the Octave of Easter | White | Acts 2:36-41 · Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22 · Psalm 118:24 · John 20:11-18 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[April 17 St. Stephen Harding](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-stephen-harding/) [April 19 St. Alphege](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-alphege/)

[All the saints of April](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/) [Born on April 18?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#04-18) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Apollonius the Apologist

Remembered on April 18

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-apollonius-the-apologist/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-apollonius-the-apologist/#calendar)

In the app

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