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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…
Finishing Strong
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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…