Saint Agapitus. Martyr. Feast Day 18 August.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.

Saint Agapitus.
   Martyr.
   Feast Day 18 August.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

English: Statue of Saint Agapitus of Palestrina

in Museo del Duomo - Milan.

Sculptor: Marco Antonio Prestinari (circa 1605-1607).

Български: Статуя на Свети Агапит

в музея Museo del Duomo,

Милано. Автор: Марко Антонио Престинари 

(около 1605-1607), мрамор от Кандолия.

Photo: 7 July 2015,

Source: Own work.

Author: Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia

(Wikimedia Commons)

“At Palestrina (the old Praeneste, near Rome, Italy), the birth into Heaven of Saint Agapitus, who, when only fifteen years old, was put to death, in 275 A.D., after several torments, by the stroke of the sword, thus winning The Crown of Immortality” (Roman Martyrology).

Mass: Lætábitur.

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia.

Saint Agapitus (Italian: Agapito) is Venerated as a Martyr Saint, who died on 18 August, perhaps in 274 A.D., a date that the latest editions of The Roman Martyrology say is uncertain.

According to his legend, 15-year-old Agapitus, who may have been a member of the noble Anicia Family, of Palestrina, was condemned to death, under the Prefect Antiochus and the Emperor, Aurelian, for being a Christian.

He was thrown to the wild animals in the local arena at Palestrina. The beasts refused to harm him, and he was beheaded.