Martyr Anthony of Apamea

Saint Martyr Anthony was a stonemason from Syria. Grieving over the pagans, he called them to abandon their sacrifices, but, receiving no response, he withdrew into the desert. There he met the hermit Timothy and spent two years with him, strengthening himself in prayer.

Returning to his city, he saw how the inhabitants were celebrating their demons, and entering their temple, he destroyed the idols. For this he was subjected to torture and driven out of the city. He then went to Apamea in Syria. The local bishop entrusted him with building a church of the Holy Trinity, but during the night pagans seized Saint Anthony and cut him down with swords.