Anthony Neyrot
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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.
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Born | 1425 Rivoli, Piedmont, Italy |
Died | 10 April 1460 Tunis, modern Tunisia |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 22 February 1767, Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement XIII (cultus approved) |
Feast | 10 April |
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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.