account in the Roman Martyrology (21 April) is as follows: At Rome, commemoration of Saint Apollonius, philosopher and martyr. Under the Emperor Commodus, he defended, before the Prefect Perennius and the Senate, the cause of the Christian faith in a finely argued address, and then, after being condemned to death, confirmed it by the witness of his blood. References External links Enciclopedia dei Santi: Apollonio di Roma Saint of the Day "Colonnade Statue in St Peter's Square" Italian Roman Catholic saints 2nd-century births 185 deaths 2nd-century Christian martyrs