- Anthimus of Rome
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feast_day=11 May
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issues=Saint Anthimus of Rome (it icon Sant'Antimo) (died 303) is a
Christian saint. His life is largely composed of legend. He is said to have been born inBithynia . A Christianpriest , he was imprisoned for his beliefs at the time of the EmperorsDiocletian andMaximian . His feast day isMay 11 .Legend
When the Roman governor of Bithynia, Pinianus, fell ill, his Christian wife Lucina (Lycinia), well-known for her charity to imprisoned Christians and niece of the Emperor
Gallienus , found Anthimus in prison. Anthimus converted Pinianus, and the governor was cured. Gratefully, Pinianus liberated all of the Christian prisoners in his province and allowed Anthimus to hide himself in the governor's villa on theVia Salaria .Now based in
Italy , Anthimus converted many to the Christian faith and countless miracles were attributed to him. He converted a priest of the god Silvanus and the pagan priest's entire family. Accused of having destroyed thesimulacrum of Silvanus, he was thrown into theTiber with a stone around his neck. His legend states that he was miraculously rescued by anangel , later recaptured, and then beheaded by order of theconsul Priscus. He was buried in the oratory where he habitually prayed.Veneration
His tomb was first situated at Montemaggiore and was the object of
pilgrimage and veneration. His body, during the time ofCharlemagne , was transferred toTuscany , nearMontalcino , whereSt. Antimo's Abbey currently stands. ABollandist historian of the 17th century speculated thatPope Hadrian I gave the relics ofSaint Sebastian and Anthimus to Charlemagne, who then donated the relics to the abbey when it was founded. But this theory has not yet been verified. [http://www.antimo.it/pagine_en/00FRAME.html]External links
* [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0511.htm#anth Saints of May 11: Anthimus of Rome]
* [http://www.cartantica.it/pages/santitoscani.asp Sant’ Antimo Prete e Martire]
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