Hieromartyr · 1st century
Antipas of Pergamum
Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum
New Calendar April 11 Old Calendar April 24
Why they are a saint
Antipas of Pergamum was bishop of Pergamum named in Revelation 2:13; martyred by being enclosed in a bronze bull. He is in popular devotion asked for toothache. The years given for this life are 1st century. The New Calendar feast is April 11.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Traditionally asked to pray for teeth, dentists. The reason for this custom is not recorded here.
Prayer
O holy Antipas of Pergamum, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.
Do not confuse with Antipas of Valaam; the word Antipascha (Thomas Sunday) is not a saint.