The Martyrdom of St. Domnina and Her Two Daughters
from Eusebius: Ecclesiastical History, BOOK 8, Chapter 12
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A certain holy person,–in soul admirable for virtue, in body a… Continue reading
Seven Martyrs of Ancyra
Ancyra, Seven Martyrs of, female victims of Diocletian’s persecution, 304. They were unmarried, about 70 years old, and notable… Continue reading
IRENE AND HER TWO SISTERS, BURNED ALIVE FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST, A. D. 309
In the records written, through the clerk of the criminal court, by the Proconsul Dulcetius, concerning some pious martyrs, there… Continue reading
BIBLIS, AQUILINA, AND FORTUNATA, THREE GOD FEARING CHRISTIAN WOMEN, PUT TO DEATH FOR THE DIVINE TRUTH, IN PALESTINE, A. D. 308
Among various other martyrs who suffered for the testimony of Jesus Christ in the seventh year of Diocletian’s persecution, we… Continue reading
ENNATHAS, A CHRISTIAN MAIDEN FROM THE CITY OF SCYTHOPOLIS, BURNED ALIVE IN PALESTINE, FOR THE, CONFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, A. D. 307
When some Christians, in their zeal . for the truth, had reproved Firmilian, the Proconsul of Palestine, . for his… Continue reading
THEODOSIA, A GOD-FEARING MAIDEN OF THE CITY OF TYRE, WHO CAME TO COMFORT THE BOUND MARTYRS, DROWNED IN THE SEA AT CAESAREA, A. D. 306)
When the fifth year of the tenth persecution had come, on the second day of the month of April, the… Continue reading
JULITTA OF ICONIA, AN HONORABLE WIDOW, AFTER MUCH FLEEING FINALLY BEHEADED FOR THE NAME OF THE LORD, AT TARSUS, IN CILICIA, A. D. 304
When Diocletian’s persecution was at its highest, a certain widow of Iconia tried to flee from it; wherefore she went… Continue reading
EUCRATIS, A VIRTUOUS MAIDEN, DIED IN PRISON, AT CAESAR AUGUSTA, AFTER RECEIVING MANY STRIPES AND WOUNDS, FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS, HER SAVIOUR, A. D. 302
After the death of Eulalia an account is given (from Prudentius) of another Christian maiden, called Eucratis, who by her… Continue reading