Anthony the Confessor (Greek: Άντώνιος ό Ομολογήτης; died 2 November 843) was the archbishop of Thessalonica from 843 to his death.
Most of his life is known through the vita of his relative Theodora of Thessalonica and he is venerated like her by the Eastern Orthodox Church on 2 November.
[1] Anthony was a relative of Theodora of Thessalonica, whose daughter was for some time nun at the monastery of St. Luke where his sister Aikaterine was the superior.
[3] As a strong opponent of Byzantine Iconoclasm, he confronted emperor Leo V the Armenian and was therefore tortured and exiled by the latter.
[4][5] Under Leo's successor Michael II who was more lenient towards iconophiles Anthony was allowed to return from exile.