Anthony Neyrot


Anthony Neyrot

The death of Blessed Anthony Neyrot.
Martyr
Born1425
Rivoli, Piedmont, Italy
Died10 April 1460
Tunis, modern Tunisia
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified22 February 1767, Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement XIII (cultus approved)
Feast10 April

Anthony Neyrot, OP (in Italian: Antonio Neyrot o Neirotti; in Piedmontese: Antòni Neyrot) (1425 in Rivoli, Piedmont – 10 April 1460) was an Italian Dominican priest, apostate, reconvert, and martyr.

A Dominican friar, Neyrot was captured by Tunisian corsairs while on his way from Sicily to Naples. A prisoner, before long he abjured his religion in exchange for better treatment. Some months later he learned of the death of his saintly mentor, Antoninus of Florence, which caused him to reconsider his actions. He was subsequently executed for renouncing Islam.