Saint Antoninus of Apamea

Antonin of Apamea lived in the 3rd century. He worked as a stonemason. While the Roman Empire was persecuting Christianity, he was tortured and martyred in Apamea, Syria, for participating in the construction of a Christian place of worship and for refusing to sculpt Roman deities. Persisting in his refusal to renounce Christ, he was executed in his twenties, likely at the beginning of the 4th century. He is celebrated locally on February 2 by the Catholic Church and the Syrian Church.