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Constantinople.
985. Miniature Minology of Vasily II. Vatican Library. Rome.
Константинополь. 985 г. Миниатюра Минология Василия II. Ватиканская библиотека. Рим.
Saints Apollonius et
Philémon
Martyrs (+ 287)
Il y a plusieurs versions
de leur martyr dont:
"Philémon (فيليمون )
était chanteur pour le compte d’Arien le gouverneur d’Antinoë alors
qu’Apollonius (ابلانيوس ) était joueur de flûte de ce dernier. Ces deux saints
étaient deux grands amis et ils eurent le désir d’obtenir la couronne du
martyre. Philémon se présenta un jour devant Arien et confessa sa Foi en Jésus
Christ. Le gouverneur ordonna alors qu’on le transperçât avec des flèches.
Survint alors Apollonius tenant sa flûte à la main. Voyant cela, il confessa,
lui aussi, sa Foi. Le gouverneur se mit en colère et ordonna qu’on soumette
Apollonius au même châtiment que Philémon. L’une des flèches rebondit vers le
gouverneur et lui creva l’œil. Les deux saints achevèrent ainsi leur combat et
obtinrent la couronne du martyre." (Eglise
copte orthodoxe de France)
Apollonius (diacre),
Philémon, Arien et Théotique, martyrs à Antinoé; Apollone était un solitaire en
Thébaïde, avait converti Philémon, un joueur de flûte, puis le juge Arien et les gardes Théotique
et ses compagnons.
Également fêtés le 14
décembre, Philémon avec ses compagnons saint Apollonios et leurs compagnons
martyrs durant la persécution de Dioclétien. Ils étaient trente-sept chrétiens
de Thèbes en Egypte. Philémon était un musicien connu, joueur de cithare. Il
fut pendu à un arbre et servit de cible à des archers. Apollonios eut les
jambes brisées et fut traîné au sol par toute la ville. Le gouverneur lui-même
confessa la foi des chrétiens et, avec quatre des gardes, ils furent enfermés
chacun dans un sac et jetés à la mer. Un dauphin recueillit les cinq sacs et
ramena les reliques sur le rivage à Alexandrie.
À Antinoé en Égypte, l’an
287, les saints Apollonius et Philémon, martyrs.
Martyrologe romain
SOURCE : http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/11505/Saints-Apollonius-et-Philemon.html
LE SYNAXAIRE
SYNAXAIRE COPTE
Martyre des saints
Philémon et Apollonius.
En ce jour de l’an 21 des
martyrs (305 après Jésus Christ) eut lieu le martyre de saint Philémon (فيليمون)
et saint Apollonius (ابلانيوس). Philémon était chanteur pour le compte d’Arien
(أريانوس) le gouverneur d’Antinoë (أنصنا) alors qu’Apollonius était joueur de
flute de ce dernier.
Ces deux saints étaient
deux grands amis et ils eurent ensemble le désir d’obtenir la couronne du
martyre. Philémon se présenta un jour devant Arien et confessa sa Foi en Jésus
Christ. Le gouverneur ordonna alors qu’on le transperça avec des flèches et il
obtint la couronne du martyre. Survint alors Apollonius qui confessa, lui
aussi, sa Foi. Le gouverneur se mit en colère et ordonna qu’on soumette
Apollonius au même châtiment que Philémon. L’une des flèches rebondit vers le gouverneur
et lui crevât l’œil.
Ceci se passait devant un
certain nombre de chrétiens. Un fidèle lui dit alors : « si tu prends
de son sang et que tu en mets sur ton œil tu retrouveras la vue. En un premier
temps il n’en crut rien mais face à la douleur il finit par faire ce qui lui
était suggéré. Recouvrant immédiatement la vue, il crut en Jésus Christ en
regrettant amèrement tout ce qu’il avait fait subir aux saints.
Les deux saints
achevèrent ainsi leur combat et obtinrent la couronne du martyre.
Que la bénédiction de ses
prières soit avec nous. Amen !
Philemon and Apollonius
MM (RM)
Died c. 305. Apollonius
was a deacon at Antinoe in the Thebaid, Egypt, and was said to have converted
Philemon, a popular musician and entertainer. According to legend, he was
arrested during the persecution of Diocletian and, fearful of torture, offered
the pagan Philemon four gold pieces if he would perform the rite of eating food
sacrificed to false gods in his place.
Philemon agreed. He
dressed himself in Philemon's clothes and his hooded cloak to hide his face.
Philemon appeared before the judge, who asked him to carry out the rite. The
Holy Spirit entered Philemon, and he claimed himself a Christian and refused to
partake of the sacrifice.
The judge Arrian argued
with him, and finally thinking he was speaking to Apollonius, asked that
Philemon be brought to him. Unable to find Philemon, the court officers brought
Philemon's brother, Theonas. Asked where his brother was, he pointed out
Philemon in Apollonius's cloak.
The judge saw the
situation as a joke but insisted that Philemon perform the rite. Philemon
refused. Arrian responded that it was foolish of him to refuse when he was not
even baptized. Philemon prayed, and a cloud miraculously appeared and rained
upon him. He claimed that he was thus baptized.
Arrian appealed to him,
begging him to think of what a terrible loss of musical skill such resistance
would mean. The musician's pipes were then said to have been destroyed by
Philemon himself or to have spontaneously burst into flames. Officers arrested
Apollonius, proclaimed the two men as Christians, and they were condemned to
death.
One legend says that
before the execution, Apollonius and Philemon asked that a great pot be brought
before them and a living baby be placed inside it. They then asked soldiers to
shoot arrows at it, which they did, the arrows piercing the pot. The baby
remained unharmed. The judge then ordered the soldiers to shoot the men with
arrows, but all the arrows hung suspended int he air, except one, which blinded
Arrian.
Despite this and several
other miracles, Apollonius is said to have been tied in a sack, thrown into the
sea, and drowned. Arrian's sight was said to have been restored when clay from
Apollonius's tomb was applied to his eyes. This led to the conversion of Arrian
and four other officials (Benedictines, Encyclopedia, White).
In art, Apollonius is
depicted on a funeral pyre or drowning in the sea or being crucified
(White).
SOURCE : http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0308.shtml
March 8
SS. Apollonius, Philemon,
&c., Martyrs
APOLLONIUS was a zealous
holy anchoret, and was apprehended by the persecutors at Antinous in Egypt.
Many heathens came to insult and affront him while in chains; and among others
one Philemon, a musician, very famous, and much admired by the people. He treated
the martyr as an impious person and a seducer, and one that deserved the public
hatred. To his injuries the saint only answered, “My son, may God have mercy on
thee, and not lay these reproaches to thy charge.” This his meekness wrought so
powerfully on Philemon, that he forthwith confessed himself a Christian. Both
were brought before the judge whom Metaphrastes and Usuard call Arian, and who
had already put to death SS. Asclas, Timothy, Paphnutius, and several other
martyrs: after making them suffer all manner of tortures, he condemned them to
be burnt alive. When the fire was kindled about them, Apollonius prayed: “Lord,
deliver not to beasts the souls who confess thee; but manifest thy power.” At
that instant a cloud of dew encompassed the martyrs, and put out the fire. The
judge and people cried out at this miracle: “The God of the Christian is the
great and only God.” The prefect of Egypt being informed of it, caused the
judge and the two confessors to be brought, loaded with irons, to Alexandria.
During the journey, Apollonius, by his instructions, prevailed so far upon
those who conducted him, that they presented themselves also to the judge with
their prisoners, and confessed themselves likewise to be Christians. The
prefect finding their constancy invincible, caused them all to be thrown into
the sea, about the year 311. Their bodies were afterwards found on the shore,
and were all put into one sepulchre. “By whom,” says Rufinus, “many miracles
are wrought to the present time, and the vows and prayers of all are received,
and are accomplished. Hither the Lord was pleased to bring me, and to fulfil my
requests.” See Rufinus, Vit. Patr. l. 2. c. 19. p. 477. Palladius Lausiac. c.
65, 66.
Rev. Alban
Butler (1711–73). Volume III: March. The Lives of the
Saints. 1866.
SOURCE : http://www.bartleby.com/210/3/083.html
Book of
Saints – Philemon and Apollonius
Article
(March
8) (Saints) Martyrs (4th
century) Egyptian Christians who
suffered in the persecution under Diocletian (about
A.D. 303). Saint Apollonius,
a deacon,
had converted Philemon,
a man of note in public life, to Christianity.
They were brought from Antinoe to Alexandria,
and were there put to death with
many others who had become believers in Christ. It is most probable that their
fate was to be bound hand and foot and to be cast into the sea.
MLA
Citation
Monks of Ramsgate.
“Philemon and Apollonius”. Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info.
29 December 2016. Web. 18 March 2023.
<https://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-philemon-and-apollonius/>
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Actor and musician. Convert.
Ordered to sacrifice to idols during the persecutions of Diocletian,
he confessed that he was a Christian. Tortured and executed. Marytr.
bound hand and foot,
then drowned c.305
when his body washed up,
it was hung in a tree and used by archers for
target practice
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Actor and musician. Convert.
Ordered to sacrifice to idols during the persecutions of Diocletian,
he confessed that he was a Christian. Tortured and executed. Marytr.
bound hand and foot,
then drowned c.305
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Christian ordered
to sacrifice to pagan idols during the persecutions of Diocletian.
Thinking that Saint Philemon
of Antinoë was a pagan,
he asked him to switch clothes and offer the sacrifice in his place. Philemon
announced in front of the pagans that
he was a Christian,
too. Shamed, Apollonius confessed his faith,
was tortured and executed. Martyr.
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Coptic
Synaxarium (Coptic Orthodox Calendar)
7 Paramhat
(The Seventh Day of the Blessed Month of Baramhat)
The Martyrdom of Sts.
Philemon and Apollonius
On this day Sts. Philemon
and Apollonius were martyred. Philemon was the jester and singer, and
Apollonius was the musician for Arianus the governor of Ansena (Antinoe). They
were very close friends and they wished to receive the crown of martyrdom. One day,
Philemon went to the Governor and confessed the Lord Christ before him, so he
ordered to shoot him with arrows. After that, Apollonius came before the
Governor and he also confessed the Lord Christ. When the Governor recognized
him he became angry and ordered to shoot him also with arrows. While they were
shooting Apollonius, one of the arrows glanced back and struck the Governor's
eye and destroyed it. Sts. Philemon and Apollonius completed their strife and
received the crown of martyrdom.
May their prayers be with
us. Amen.
SOURCE : https://st-takla.org/books/en/church/synaxarium/07-baramhat/07-paramhat-philemon.html
Martyr Apollonius of
Alexandria
Commemorated on December
14
The Holy Martyrs
Philemon, Apollonius, Arianus and Theotychus suffered for the Faith in Egypt,
at the city of Antinoe, under the emperor Diocletian (284-305). St Arrian up
until his conversion to Christ was a persecutor of Christians, among whom were
the martyrs Apollonius and Philemon.
St Apollonius, at first
fearing to face the sufferings, asked the pagan musician Philemon to change
clothes with him and offer sacrifice to the idols for him. But unexpectedly St
Philemon confessed himself a Christian in front of the pagans.
St Apollonius repented
and also confessed Christ. After torture, both martyrs were executed. St
Philemon’s body was hung upon an olive tree, and arrows were shot at him. One
struck prefect Arianus in the eye, destroying it. Arianus’ injured eye was
healed by when he applied dirt taken from Philemon’s grave. He repented and was
converted to the Christian Faith and baptized together with all his household
and bodyguards. Out of love for Christ they voluntarily went to torture and were
sentenced to death.
The Martyr Theotychus was
the eldest of the guards, and is remembered with the other saints. The Martyrs
Philemon and Apollonius died on March 16, 286, and the Martyrs Arrian and
Theotychus on March 4, 287.
SOURCE : https://oca.org/saints/lives/2000/12/14/103544-martyr-apollonius-of-alexandria
Santi Apollonio e
Filemone Martiri
Martirologio
Romano: Presso Antinoe in Egitto, santi Apollonio e Filemone, martiri.
Santi FILEMONE,
APOLLONIO, ARRIANO, TEOTICO e III COMPAGNI, martiri
Esiste una traccia della loro celebrazione nel Breviarium Remense del
Martirologio Geronimiano, al giorno tradizionalmente dedicato in Occidente alla
loro memoria (8 marzo) : «Antinum civit. passio sanctorum Pitimons». Ne parla
diffusamente anche l'Historia monachorum in Aegypto che, com'è noto, è il
racconto della visita di sette monaci del Monte degli Ulivi ai solitari della
Tebaide nell'inverno 394-395.
In questo testo si raccolgono tradizioni dei seniores, secondo le quali Apollonio era stato un santo monaco, ordinato diacono per la sua vita esemplare. Durante le persecuzioni era sua cura visitare e confortare i fratelli in prigione, finché venne egli stesso incarcerato e fatto oggetto degli scherni dei pagani. Primo tra costoro era un musicista, famoso in tutta la regione, di nome Filemone: alle ingiurie di costui Apollonio risponde con dolcezza e con parole di augurio, sicché Filemone resta colpito da tanta bontà, decide di abbracciare il Cristianesimo e senz'altro si presenta dal giudice per professarsi cristiano. Questi, dapprima crede ad uno scherzo, ma poi deve convincersi della realtà delle cose, e lo condanna, con Apollonio, al rogo. Ma alla preghiera di Apollonio, le fiamme sono miracolosamente estinte. L'impressione tra i circostanti è grande, ed il giudice stesso si converte alla fede dei due martiri. La cosa è risaputa ad Alessandria, ed il prefetto manda a prelevare Apollonio, Filemone ed il giudice. Ma la missione di Apollonio non è terminata: durante il viaggio riesce a convertire persino coloro che erano stati inviati per catturarlo. Così il numero dei convertiti si accresce, e tutti si presentano al prefetto e confessano la loro fede. Sono condannati ad esser gettati in mare, ma i loro corpi, non senza divino intervento, vengono riportati a riva ed in seguito onorevolmente sepolti ad Antinoe: nel 394-395 avvenivano grandi miracoli presso i loro sepolcri, e gli stessi sette monaci possono venerare le sacre tombe.
Da questo racconto, o forse dalle stesse tradizioni che da esso vengono riferite, nasce poi la passio greca che non è se non la seconda parte di un documento letterario su martiri celebrati lo stesso giorno, ma senza rapporti tra di loro, e che riappare sostanzialmente identica in una redazione copta e latina. Questo documento amplia il quadro dei fatti: l'anonimo giudice-martire diventa nientemeno che Arriano il tremendo prefetto d'Egitto conosciuto da tante passiones di martiri e documentato storicamente per il 307 (Delehaye. cit. in bibl., pp. 27-28), e, naturalmente, colui che emette l'ultima sentenza è lo stesso Diocleziano. Anche ad uno dei soldati convertiti è dato un nome, Teotico. I miracoli sono romanzescamente moltiplicati, i tormenti inaspriti (tra l'altro a Filemone e ad Apollonio vengono perforati i calcagni e sono trascinati con una corda per le vie di Antinoe). Notevole anche l'espediente ad effetto della sostituzione di persona, così tipico della Commedia Nuova e che troviamo spesso usato nell'agiografia egiziana, mentre, in altri centri geografici si preferisce l'altro espediente apologetico di mettere in bocca ai martiri profonde e dottissime disquisizioni teologiche, per dimostrare al tiranno la verità della religione cristiana.
Ancora, è evidente nella passio lo scopo di valorizzare il Martyrion di Antinoe, di cui sono celebrati i sepolcri dei ss. AscIa, Apollonio, Filemone, Arriano e dei quattro inviati imperiali. Finalmente è da osservare che il protagonista della passio non è più Apollonio, ma Filemone ed è attorno a lui che si svolge tutta l'azione, mentre del primo si raccontano particolari non certo edificanti. Quest'ultima nota potrebbe dimostrare che la passio è più antica della nota del Geronimiano che abbiamo sopra riferita, dove, infatti, di tutti i martiri di Antinoe non è ricordato che Filemone.
La data della celebrazione varia secondo la testimonianza della stessa passio: vi si dice, infatti, che furono martirizzati l'8 marzo e sepolti il 14, ma nei sinassari sono celebrati il 14 dicembre, nel Martirologio di Usuardo, in quello Romano e nella nota del Geronimiano se ne fa menzione l'8 marzo; e finalmente nel Sinassario copto Filemone ed Apollonio sono festeggiati il 3 marzo ed Arriano il giorno seguente.
Autore: Giovanni Lucchesi
SOURCE : https://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/44240
Filemon van Alexandrië,
Egypte; heilige martelaar met Apollonius, diaken; † 303.
Feest 8 maart.
Zij waren slachtoffers
van de christenvervolgingen onder keizer Diocletianus (284-305). Apollonius was
niet alleen diaken in
de christengemeente, maar bekleedde ook een hoge post in het maatschappelijke leven
van de stad. Toen er al mensen gedood waren om hun geloof in Christus, werd hij
bang. Daarom vroeg hij de fluitspelende potsenmaker Filemon of hij in zijn
plaats aan de goden wilde offeren. Filemon trok Apollonius' mantel aan, maar
werd door de stadsprefect ontmaskerd. Deze vond het wel een goede grap dat
onder die ambtelijke mantel het clownspak van de fluitspeler school. Maar
Filemon bekende zich als christen! "Je bent nog niet eens gedoopt,
man," riep de prefect. Op dat moment daalde er een voorjaarsbuitje neer,
en Filemon juichte dat hij daar een teken van de hemel in zag: nu was hij
gedoopt. Intussen werd Apollonius gehaald. Deze erkende zijn lafheid. Tenslotte
werden bij beiden de hielen doorboord; vervolgens werden ze met een touw door
die wonde vastgebonden aan een kar en door de stad gesleept. Uiteindelijk met
het zwaard gedood werden ze vervolgens in zee gegooid. Bij het zien van hun
heldhaftige houding zouden Arianus en enkele anderen († 303; feest 8 maart)
zich tot Christus hebben bekeerd.
© A. van den Akker
s.j.
SOURCE : http://heiligen-3s.nl/heiligen/03/08/03-08-0303-filemon.php
Voir aussi : http://www.catholic.net/index.php?option=dedestaca&id=2438
