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Full Story of Joseph Ayo Babalola's and Ministry
I. Introduction A. Early Life and Background Joseph Ayo Babalola was born on April 25, 1904, in Odo-Owa, a to…
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KISSING THE STAKES
Kissing the Stakes On September 28, Latimer and Ridley were brought to trial again; when the priests demanded…
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SUNDAY AWODI REST IN PEACE
SUNDAY AWODI REST IN PEACE In the quietness of the hour When the birds of dawn slumbered In the stillness of the nig…
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John Bradford
Bradford (John, a martyr of the Reformation),—1555. " Be of good comfort, brother, for we shall have a merry suppe…
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Giordano Bruno
Bruno (Giordano, philosopher of an independent and speculative mind. He was burned at Rome in 1600 by the Inquisition o…
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Robert Bruce
Bruce (Robert, distinguished divine of the Scottish Church), about 1554-1631. " Now God be with you, my dear child…
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John Bradford
Bradford (John, a martyr of the Reformation),—1555. " Be of good comfort, brother, for we shall have a merry suppe…
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Giordano Bruno
Bruno (Giordano, philosopher of an independent and speculative mind. He was burned at Rome in 1600 by the Inquisition o…
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Michael Angelo Buonarotti
Buonarotti (Michael Angelo), 1474-1564. " My soul I resign to God, my body to the earth, and my worldly possession…
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Godliness or Death
Theodora, a beautiful young lady of Antioch, on refusing to sacrifice to the Roman idols, was condemned to the stews, t…
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Saints will Rather Die
Gallus, the emperor, having concluded his wars, a plague broke out in the empire: sacrifices to the pagan deities were …
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Bishop of Gortyna
Cyril, bishop of Gortyna, was seized by order of Lucius, the governor of that place, who, nevertheless, exhorted him to…
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A Remarkable Persecution
Agatha, a Sicilian lady, was not more remarkable for her personal and acquired endowments, than her piety; her beauty w…
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Tortures of the Saints
Trypho and Respicius, two eminent men, were seized as Christians, and imprisoned at Nice. Their feet were pierced with …
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Great Origen
Origen, the celebrated presbyter and catechist of Alexandria, at the age of sixty-four, was seized, thrown into a loath…
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Butchered Babylas
Babylas, a Christian of a liberal education, became bishop of Antioch, A.D. 237, on the demise of Zebinus. He acted wit…
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Distinct Denisa
Denisa, a young woman of only sixteen years of age, who beheld this terrible judgment, suddenly exclaimed, "O unha…
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Saved and Martyred
Lucian and Marcian, two wicked pagans, though skilful magicians, becoming converts to Christianity, to make amends for …
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Pious Nichomachus
Nichomachus, being brought before the proconsul as a Christian, was ordered to sacrifice to the pagan idols. Nichomachu…
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Soldiers Buried in a Hole
In the year of our Lord 251, the emperor Decius having erected a pagan temple at Ephesus, he commanded all who were in …
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Optimus the Tyrant
Julian , a native of Cilicia, as we are informed by St. Chrysostom, was seized upon for being a Christian. He was put i…
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Danger of Decius
This was occasioned partly by the hatred he bore to his predecessor Philip, who was deemed a Christian and was partly b…
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Merciless Maximinus
A.D. 235, was in the time of Maximinus. In Cappadocia, the president, Seremianus, did all he could to exterminate the C…
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Stretching Across Boarders
The persecutions now extending to Africa, many were martyred in that quarter of the globe; the most particular of whom …
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Basilides
Basilides being, as an officer, required to take a certain oath, refused, saying, that he could not swear by the Roman …
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Evils of Severus
Severus , having been recovered from a severe fit of sickness by a Christian, became a great favorer of the Christians …
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Christian Catacombs
When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowe…
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The Potent God
Some of the restless northern nations having risen in arms against Rome, the emperor marched to encounter them. He was,…
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How Justin Died
Justin, the celebrated philosopher, fell a martyr in this persecution. He was a native of Neapolis, in Samaria, and was…
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Cruelty of Martyrdom
Metrodorus, a minister, who preached boldly, and Pionius, who made some excellent apologies for the Christian faith, we…
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Polycarp Burnt at the Stake
Polycarp, the venerable bishop of Smyrna, hearing that persons were seeking for him, escaped, but was discovered by a c…
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Germanicus
Germanicus , a young man, but a true Christian, being delivered to the wild beasts on account of his faith, behaved wit…
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Great Evils of Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius, followed about the year of our Lord 161, a man of nature more stern and severe; and, although in stud…
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Great Ignatius and Other Early Saints before the Cruel Lords
In the third persecution Pliny the Second, a man learned and famous, seeing the lamentable slaughter of Christians, and…
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Wickedness of Domitian Against the Church
The emperor Domitian, who was naturally inclined to cruelty, first slew his brother, and then raised the second persecu…
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Tyranny of Emperor Nero
The first persecution of the Church took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome. This monarch reig…
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Quirinus
Quirinus, bishop of Siscia, being carried before Matenius, the governor, was ordered to sacrifice to the pagan deitie…
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Tyranny of Constantius and Galerius
Tired with the farce of state and public business, the emperor Diocletian resigned the imperial diadem, and was succeed…
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Amphilus of Phoenica
amphilus, a native of Phoenicia, of a considerable family, was a man of such extensive learning that he was called a …
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Constantine _____The End of the Reign of Tyranny
Constantine was the good and virtuous child of a good and virtuous father, born in Britain. His mother was named Hele…
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St. George of Cappadocia
St. George was born in Cappadocia, of Christian parents; and giving proofs of his courage, was promoted in the army o…
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Terror of Terragona
In the year 304, when the persecution reached Spain, Dacian, the governor of Terragona, ordered Valerius the bishop, an…
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Victorius and his Brothers
Victorius, Carpophorus, Severus, and Severianus, were brothers, and all four employed in places of great trust and hono…
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Sisters in the Flames
Agrape, Chionia, and Irene, three sisters, were seized upon at Thessalonica, when Diocletian's persecution reached …
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Beheading Cyprian from Natioch
Cyprian, known by the title of the magician, to distinguish him from Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, was a native of Natio…
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Eulalia
Eulalia, a Spanish lady of a Christian family, was remarkable in her youth for sweetness of temper, and solidity of und…
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Terror of Terragona
In the year 304, when the persecution reached Spain, Dacian, the governor of Terragona, ordered Valerius the bishop, an…