Great Origen
Origen, the celebrated presbyter and catechist of Alexandria, at the age of sixty-four, was seized, thrown into a loath…
Origen, the celebrated presbyter and catechist of Alexandria, at the age of sixty-four, was seized, thrown into a loath…
Babylas, a Christian of a liberal education, became bishop of Antioch, A.D. 237, on the demise of Zebinus. He acted wit…
Denisa, a young woman of only sixteen years of age, who beheld this terrible judgment, suddenly exclaimed, "O unha…
Lucian and Marcian, two wicked pagans, though skilful magicians, becoming converts to Christianity, to make amends for …
Nichomachus, being brought before the proconsul as a Christian, was ordered to sacrifice to the pagan idols. Nichomachu…
In the year of our Lord 251, the emperor Decius having erected a pagan temple at Ephesus, he commanded all who were in …
Julian , a native of Cilicia, as we are informed by St. Chrysostom, was seized upon for being a Christian. He was put i…
This was occasioned partly by the hatred he bore to his predecessor Philip, who was deemed a Christian and was partly b…
A.D. 235, was in the time of Maximinus. In Cappadocia, the president, Seremianus, did all he could to exterminate the C…
The persecutions now extending to Africa, many were martyred in that quarter of the globe; the most particular of whom …
Basilides being, as an officer, required to take a certain oath, refused, saying, that he could not swear by the Roman …
Severus , having been recovered from a severe fit of sickness by a Christian, became a great favorer of the Christians …
When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowe…
Some of the restless northern nations having risen in arms against Rome, the emperor marched to encounter them. He was,…
Justin, the celebrated philosopher, fell a martyr in this persecution. He was a native of Neapolis, in Samaria, and was…
Metrodorus, a minister, who preached boldly, and Pionius, who made some excellent apologies for the Christian faith, we…
Polycarp, the venerable bishop of Smyrna, hearing that persons were seeking for him, escaped, but was discovered by a c…
Germanicus , a young man, but a true Christian, being delivered to the wild beasts on account of his faith, behaved wit…
Marcus Aurelius, followed about the year of our Lord 161, a man of nature more stern and severe; and, although in stud…
In the third persecution Pliny the Second, a man learned and famous, seeing the lamentable slaughter of Christians, and…