Saint Anastasius the Persian (22 January): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On January 22, the Church commemorates St. Anastasius the Persian, monk and martyr, whose heroic conversion and steadfast confession of Christ stand among the most powerful witness accounts of the early Church. Taken from Fr. Alban Butler’s “Lives of the Saints”, this reading recounts the extraordinary journey of a Persian soldier and Magian priest who, moved by the Holy Cross of Christ and the sacred images of the martyrs, renounced paganism, embraced baptism, and entered the monastic life near Jerusalem. After years of prayer, asceticism, and longing for martyrdom, St. Anastasius boldly confessed Christ before Persian magistrates and King Chosroes himself. Refusing all honors, riches, and threats, he endured imprisonment, chains, beatings, torture, and finally martyrdom by strangulation in the year 628. His relics were venerated throughout Christendom, later translated to Constantinople and Rome, and cited by the Seventh Ecumenical Council as evidence for the rightful use of holy images. This account is a profound meditation on: Conversion and baptism The power of sacred images Monastic fidelity Martyrdom and perseverance The triumph of the Cross over pagan tyranny 📅 Feast Day: January 22 📜 Source: Fr. Alban Butler – Lives of the Saints ✝️ Saint: Anastasius the Persian, Martyr 00:00 Introduction – January 22 Saint of the Day 00:20 The Holy Cross Taken by Persia (614) 01:00 Early Life of Anastasius as a Persian Soldier 01:46 His Inquiry into Christianity 02:25 Baptism in Jerusalem and New Name 03:11 Monastic Life Near Jerusalem 04:07 Public Confession of Christ 05:00 Torture, Chains, and Beatings 06:19 Vision of Glory in Prison 07:26 Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross 08:29 Journey to Persia 09:16 Refusal of Royal Honors 10:29 Final Torments 10:46 Mass Martyrdom of Christians 11:10 Death of St. Anastasius 11:46 Miracles and Relics 12:16 Translation to Rome and Constantinople 12:47 Fall of King Chosroes https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/january/st-anastasius-martyr/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StAnastasius #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #January22 #ChristianMartyrs #HolyCross #ChurchHistory #CatholicTradition #SaintOfTheDay #EarlyChurch