St. Apollonius the Apologist
St. Apollonius the Apologist
Died: 185
Martyr whose Apologia, or defense of the faith, is considered one of the most priceless documents of the early Church. Apollonius was a Roman senator who was denounced as a Christian by one of his slaves. The Praetorian Prefect, Sextus Tigidius Perennis, arrested him, also putting the slave to death as an informer. Perennis demanded that Apollonius denounce the faith, and when he refused, the case was remanded to the Roman senate. There a debate took place between Perennis and Apollonius that clearly outlines the beauty and the value of Christianity. Despite his eloquent defense, Apollonius was condemned and beheaded.
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St. Apollonius,, I remain and continue to be inspired by your glorious defense of your faith. Please continue to inspire and pray for me in all that I do for God's glory.
Dear Saint,
Kindly pray to our Lord Jesus Christ to raise more men like you to defend the faith courageously. Enlighten the catholic senators and ministers in the U.S.A and Europe to defend the faith in the face of social terrorism which undermines the teachings of Christ in every word and manner. Let these so called highly educated catholic hope like thee in the eternal life and be ready to lay their life for the sake of our merciful lord, savior and redeemer. Amen.
Saint Apollonius of Rome, pray for us that we'd give up our hypocrisy. + Amen
Dear great St. Apollonius i pray 2 you in faith God Bless you for standing up for our church
Please pray for me and my family friends
I ask for Gods Blessing
Amen
Happy Feast Day!
18th april 2013:st apollonius pray for us!
Lord Jesus thank you for all the blessings I received. Please help me and my family and all those who are in need of your interventions.
Dear St. Apollonius, I am awetruck by your courage to proclaim and defend Jesus among those who were sticking to pagan values of self glorification and idol worship. By renouncing your self, you earned eternal life! Please pray for me to proclaim Jesus wherever I am and in whatever I Do. Thank You.
Great and Holy Man
oh St Apollonius the apologist pray for me tha i be bold in defending faith or of discussion and let may say wat i just wana say? no contradiction of thought st. Apollonius the apologist pray for me
Please pray for our unborn baby Matthew who has a heart condition, pray that tomorrow at my scan that the doctors will tell us that his little heart is healed that the left side is growing grow strong and healthy, keep a watch over my lovely husband and 3 beautiful children keep them safe always, i thank god for them everyday. Please pray for catholic church, pray for expectant mothers and their unborn babies keep them safe from harm. Today on your feastday i light a candle in your remembrance, please help us and our unborn baby.
St. Apollonius, pray for us, that we may have the wisdom and courage to defend our Holy Mother Church.
St Appolonius the Apologist please pray for my family as there is no peace between my brother and the family. Please pray for my brother to change his attitutute towards my mother. And today is my mother's birthday could you please pray for her and asked God to give her more strenght to overcome the problems she is having. AMEN
St. Apollonius the Apologist, pray for us.Thank you for your fine, holy witnessing of the Faith. It will be interesting to read your apologetic in defense of our beautiful and true faith. Today is my dad's birthday, and it is also a memorable day in the career of my husband. We were in Rome then. Yes the seeds of Christianity were sown on the blood of martyrs. Suffering for Christ is part of witnessing to the truth. Dear Saint pray for us to be sanctified by the Holy Spirit in the feast of Pentecost. Give us abundant graces: like the apostles, who were terrified and mortified when Christ died, but went on to give witness to the Resurrection. They were not worried by persecution and death. Help us to respond to the gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, knowledge, understanding, counsel, discernment, fear of the Lord, Amen.
i would like to know about the debate that took place between Perennis and Apollonius!
My mother's birthday was on April 18 and she passed away on March 19, 1996. I wanted to know what saints shared the date with her.
Thank you for the helpful yet concise article. My birthday is the 18th of April so I am thankful to find out more information about the Saint