The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (March 10th) Commemoration of the Forty Holy Martyrs under the Emperor Licinius, in 320.More
The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (March 10th)
Commemoration of the Forty Holy Martyrs under the Emperor Licinius, in 320.
Commemoration of the Forty Holy Martyrs under the Emperor Licinius, in 320.
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The Forty Holy Martyrs (March 10) Under the Emperor Licinius, in 320, forty soldiers of the garrison of Sebaste in Armenia refused to sacrifice to idols and were put to death out of hatred for Christ. There is an ancient tradition according to which they met their death by being exposed naked on a frozen pond; there seems to be a legendary flavour about this story, but the fact of their martyrdom …More
The Forty Holy Martyrs (March 10) Under the Emperor Licinius, in 320, forty soldiers of the garrison of Sebaste in Armenia refused to sacrifice to idols and were put to death out of hatred for Christ. There is an ancient tradition according to which they met their death by being exposed naked on a frozen pond; there seems to be a legendary flavour about this story, but the fact of their martyrdom is certain.
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