St. Antipas of Pergamum icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:4 X 6

St. Antipas of Pergamum icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:4 X 6Orthodox icon of Saint Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum and Disciple of St John the Theologian. Icon of 13th cent. Protector Saint of Dentists. Commemorated April 11. Saint Antipas was a contemporary of the holy Apostles, by whom he was made Bishop of Pergamum. He contested during the reign of Domitian, when he was cast, as it is said, into a bronze bull that had been heated exceedingly. The Evangelist John writes of him in the Book of Revelation, and says

Just as the soldiers tried to take hold of the Apostle Andrew

These women were the first to behold the Resurrection

the Mother themselves to Christ totally

was imperishable and not capable of suffering

tempera on wood

He himself was the best example of this

Two years later

and in Mesopotamia

so he secretly left the city and headed to Jerusalem

The words of St

he would always serve elsewhere

his own brother