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MICHELE PATRI
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EUDOXIA OF TUSCIA SCOURGED TODEATH AS A CHRISTIAN REBEL
Little is known about the martyr Eudoxia. She was a noble and pious woman from Tuscia, a region North of Rome comprising the Southern part of the former Etruscan empire. Having refused to honour pagan gods and having remained steadfast in proclaiming her faith in Jesus, she was whipped to death for her faith in 306.
Little is known about the martyr Eudoxia. She was a noble and pious woman from Tuscia, a region North of Rome comprising the Southern part of the former Etruscan empire. Having refused to honour pagan gods and having remained steadfast in proclaiming her faith in Jesus, she was whipped to death for her faith in 306.
MICHELE PATRI
Senator
PARASCEVA OF IKONIUM CRUCIFIED AND TORTURED WITH TORCHES
In 300 A.D., during the reign of emperor Diocletianus, an emissary of the emperor came to Ikonium and organized the persecution of the Christians. Parasceva was among those who refused to make a sacrifice to the pagan gods. She was arrested and cruelly tortured. The executioners suspended her from a tree and raked her with iron nails (or iron combs); they tore her flesh to the bones. Then they cast her into a prison cell to let her die. But her wounds healed miraculously overnight. On the next day she was nailed to a cross and tortured with torches, but she remained steadfast and refused to make the required sacrifice. In the end she was beheaded.
In 300 A.D., during the reign of emperor Diocletianus, an emissary of the emperor came to Ikonium and organized the persecution of the Christians. Parasceva was among those who refused to make a sacrifice to the pagan gods. She was arrested and cruelly tortured. The executioners suspended her from a tree and raked her with iron nails (or iron combs); they tore her flesh to the bones. Then they cast her into a prison cell to let her die. But her wounds healed miraculously overnight. On the next day she was nailed to a cross and tortured with torches, but she remained steadfast and refused to make the required sacrifice. In the end she was beheaded.
MICHELE PATRI
Senator
NADEZHA SEVERELY SCOURGED DURING HER EXECUTION
“Nadezhda (Hope) was a young Christian living in Italy. She had two sisters: Vera (Faith) and Liubov' (Love). Their mother, Saint Sophia (Wisdom), was a pious Christian widow. Having named her daughters with the names of the three Christian virtues, Saint Sophia raised them up in love for the Lord Jesus Christ. Saint Sophia and her daughters did not hide their faith in Christ and they openly confessed it before everyone. The official Antiochus denounced them to the emperor Adrian (117-138), who ordered that they be brought to Rome. Realising that they would be taken before the emperor, the holy virgins prayed fervently to the Lord Jesus Christ, asking that He should send them the strength not to fear impending torture and death. When the holy virgins with their mother came before the emperor, everyone present was amazed at their composture: it seemed that they had been called out to some happy festivity, rather than to torture. Summoning the sisters in turn, Adrian urged them to offer sacrifice to the goddess Artemis. The young girls remained unyielding. Then the emperor gave orders to torture them fiercely. Nadezhda was savagely scourged until her body was covered all over with bloody welts; then she was put into a cauldron filled with boiling tar. Her sisters received equally cruel treatment. Undergoing these torments, the holy virgins glorified their Heavenly Bridegroom and remained steadfast in the faith. The mother was forced to look upon the suffering of her daughters. But she displayed adamant courage and during this whole while she urged the girls to endure the torments in the Name of the Heavenly Bridegroom. All three maidens with joy met their martyr's end. They were finally beheaded.”
“Nadezhda (Hope) was a young Christian living in Italy. She had two sisters: Vera (Faith) and Liubov' (Love). Their mother, Saint Sophia (Wisdom), was a pious Christian widow. Having named her daughters with the names of the three Christian virtues, Saint Sophia raised them up in love for the Lord Jesus Christ. Saint Sophia and her daughters did not hide their faith in Christ and they openly confessed it before everyone. The official Antiochus denounced them to the emperor Adrian (117-138), who ordered that they be brought to Rome. Realising that they would be taken before the emperor, the holy virgins prayed fervently to the Lord Jesus Christ, asking that He should send them the strength not to fear impending torture and death. When the holy virgins with their mother came before the emperor, everyone present was amazed at their composture: it seemed that they had been called out to some happy festivity, rather than to torture. Summoning the sisters in turn, Adrian urged them to offer sacrifice to the goddess Artemis. The young girls remained unyielding. Then the emperor gave orders to torture them fiercely. Nadezhda was savagely scourged until her body was covered all over with bloody welts; then she was put into a cauldron filled with boiling tar. Her sisters received equally cruel treatment. Undergoing these torments, the holy virgins glorified their Heavenly Bridegroom and remained steadfast in the faith. The mother was forced to look upon the suffering of her daughters. But she displayed adamant courage and during this whole while she urged the girls to endure the torments in the Name of the Heavenly Bridegroom. All three maidens with joy met their martyr's end. They were finally beheaded.”
MICHELE PATRI
Senator
AURELIA PETRONILLA OF ROME IS TORTURED TO DEATH
Aurelia Petronilla lived in Rome at the end of the Ist Century. She was a member of a patrician family, the Flavii. She fell victim to the persecution of Emperor Domitianus. She has been venerated as a virgin martyr since the 5th Century.
According to an old legend, Petronilla was arrested and imprisoned for being a Christian; a Roman official desired to marry her, but he had her tortured to death when she refused him.
Aurelia Petronilla lived in Rome at the end of the Ist Century. She was a member of a patrician family, the Flavii. She fell victim to the persecution of Emperor Domitianus. She has been venerated as a virgin martyr since the 5th Century.
According to an old legend, Petronilla was arrested and imprisoned for being a Christian; a Roman official desired to marry her, but he had her tortured to death when she refused him.
MICHELE PATRI
Senator
EULALIA OF MERIDA/BARCELONA TORTURED TO DEATH AS A CHRISTIAN REBEL
Filled with an ardor for martyrdom, Eulalia was a very young woman when she refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods, rebuking the local magistrate for his iniquity. Even when the instruments of torture were placed before her, which she would be spared if only she were to offer a bit of salt and incense, Eulalia was defiant. Cruelly tortured, her breasts and body torn to the bone with iron hooks and then burned with torches, she died when her hair caught fire, suffocated by the smoke and flames. From her mouth, a white dove was seen to come forth and ascend into heaven.
Eulalia was martyred in AD 304, the year Diocletian promulgated his fourth edict against the Christians, requiring sacrifice to the gods, although it may have been the year before, when the first of these edicts was issued.
Filled with an ardor for martyrdom, Eulalia was a very young woman when she refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods, rebuking the local magistrate for his iniquity. Even when the instruments of torture were placed before her, which she would be spared if only she were to offer a bit of salt and incense, Eulalia was defiant. Cruelly tortured, her breasts and body torn to the bone with iron hooks and then burned with torches, she died when her hair caught fire, suffocated by the smoke and flames. From her mouth, a white dove was seen to come forth and ascend into heaven.
Eulalia was martyred in AD 304, the year Diocletian promulgated his fourth edict against the Christians, requiring sacrifice to the gods, although it may have been the year before, when the first of these edicts was issued.
MICHELE PATRI
Senator
WILGEFORTIS OF PORTUGAL CRUCIFIED
Wilgefortis was, the legend tells us, a young Christian woman, the daughter of the pagan king of Portugal, and devoted to her faith. But her ambitious father promised her in marriage to the pagan king of Sicily. Wilgefortis was distraught and prayed all night that God would find a way to release her from this obligation. When she awoke in the morning, she told her father she renounced the marriage. But this was not the end of Wilgefortis’ trials. Her father, apoplectic with rage at the thwarting of his plans, had her crucified.
Wilgefortis was, the legend tells us, a young Christian woman, the daughter of the pagan king of Portugal, and devoted to her faith. But her ambitious father promised her in marriage to the pagan king of Sicily. Wilgefortis was distraught and prayed all night that God would find a way to release her from this obligation. When she awoke in the morning, she told her father she renounced the marriage. But this was not the end of Wilgefortis’ trials. Her father, apoplectic with rage at the thwarting of his plans, had her crucified.
MICHELE PATRI
Senator
EUPHEMIA OF CHALCEDON CONDEMNED TO DIE AD BESTIAS
Euphemia (Chalcedon, 285 - Chalcedon 303) was a young martyr near Chalcedon, in Bithynia. Being the daughter of nobles (according to tradition, her parents were Philophron and Theodosia), she received a good upbringing, always according to the Christian rules of life to which the family referred. During Diocletian's persecution, at the age of only eighteen, she was arrested along with forty-nine other Christians who had refused to immolate a victim to a pagan deity. Like the others, she was tortured, but always remained faithful to her spiritual ideals by refusing to perform the holocaust. On 16 September 303, she was thrown into the arena of Chalcedon among the ferocious beasts. According to tradition, they (in particular a bear) killed her but, having eaten only her right hand, refused to devour the rest of her body, which was recovered by the other Christians and buried according to custom.
Euphemia (Chalcedon, 285 - Chalcedon 303) was a young martyr near Chalcedon, in Bithynia. Being the daughter of nobles (according to tradition, her parents were Philophron and Theodosia), she received a good upbringing, always according to the Christian rules of life to which the family referred. During Diocletian's persecution, at the age of only eighteen, she was arrested along with forty-nine other Christians who had refused to immolate a victim to a pagan deity. Like the others, she was tortured, but always remained faithful to her spiritual ideals by refusing to perform the holocaust. On 16 September 303, she was thrown into the arena of Chalcedon among the ferocious beasts. According to tradition, they (in particular a bear) killed her but, having eaten only her right hand, refused to devour the rest of her body, which was recovered by the other Christians and buried according to custom.
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MICHELE PATRI
Senator
CANDIDA OF ROME TORTURED TO DEATH
Little is known about her except that she belonged to a group of Roman Christians who were tortured and killed because of their faith. According to some old reports she was stripped, bound to a pillar and then tortured to death.
Little is known about her except that she belonged to a group of Roman Christians who were tortured and killed because of their faith. According to some old reports she was stripped, bound to a pillar and then tortured to death.
MICHELE PATRI
Senator
DIONYSIA OF TUNIS TIED TO A STAKE AND SCOURGED
Dionysia was a Christian widow who lived with her son Maioricus in or near Tunis, North Africa. In 484 she and her sister Dativa fell victims to the persecution of the Vandal king Huneric, who was a Christian, too, but of the Arian denomination. According to the legend Dionysia, Dativa, and other women were tied naked to stakes and cruelly scourged. Later the women were burned.
Dionysia was a Christian widow who lived with her son Maioricus in or near Tunis, North Africa. In 484 she and her sister Dativa fell victims to the persecution of the Vandal king Huneric, who was a Christian, too, but of the Arian denomination. According to the legend Dionysia, Dativa, and other women were tied naked to stakes and cruelly scourged. Later the women were burned.