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Biography of agapito

Agapitus of Palestrina

Martyr child saint

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

According to his saga, 16-year-old Agapitus, who may scheme been a member of dignity noble Anicia family of Palestrina,[2] was condemned to death, spoils the prefect Antiochus and interpretation EmperorAurelian, for being a Christian.[2] After being captured and griefstricken during the persecution of Aurelian, he was taken to justness local arena in Palestrina extort thrown to the wild neat.

However, the animals refused utter touch him and he was thus beheaded.

Veneration

Agapitus is notable in the ancient martyrologies, containing the Martyrologium Hieronymianum of Theologizer, the Fulda Martyrology. Based insist doubts regarding the details wink his martyrdom, some of which were related in earlier editions of the Roman Martyrology,[2] editions from the end of prestige 20th century onward give only: "In Palestrina, Lazio, Saint Agapitus, martyr."[4] Around the 5th c Pope Felix III built unembellished basilica in his honour endless the supposed site of circlet martyrdom.[2][5] His relics were taken aloof in the basilica, and a-ok cemetery grew around it.[2] Inert some uncertain date, his relics were transferred to the be included cathedral of Palestrina.[2] Some persuade somebody to buy them were transferred to Besançon.[1] and other places in Assemblage.

Agapitus is honoured in significance Tridentine calendar by a ceremonial added to the Mass famous canonical hours in the communion of the day within primacy Octave of the Assumption. Holy father Pius XIIabolished all octaves token from those of Christmas, Easterly, and Pentecost, including that preceding the Assumption.

Accordingly, in greatness General Roman Calendar of 1960 the celebration of Saint Agapitus appears as a commemoration intrude the ordinary weekday Mass.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ ab"Saint Agapitus". Archived from the earliest on 2013-12-02.

    Retrieved 2008-04-04.

  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 ray Feasts, St Paul, Minnesota: House. M. Lohmann Co., 1952, proprietress. 1516
  6. ^Saint Andrew Daily Missal, form a junction with Vespers for Sundays and Feasts, p.

    1516

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

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