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2nd-Century Byzantine People: Saint Hermias, Theodotus of Byzantium, Athenodorus of Byzantium, Pertinax of Byzantium, Dionysius of Byzantium

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Description:Chapters: Saint Hermias, Theodotus of Byzantium, Athenodorus of Byzantium, Pertinax of Byzantium, Dionysius of Byzantium, Polycarpus Ii of Byzantium, Olympianus of Byzantium, Alypius of Byzantium, Felix of Byzantium, Euzois of Byzantium, Sedecion of Byzantium, Laurence of Byzantium, Eleutherius of Byzantium, Diogenes of Byzantium. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Saint and Martyr Hermias of Comana is an early martyr worshipped in the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. He lived in second century and was a soldier in the Roman army until he confessed Christ and was tortured. His feast day is 31 May. The Saint and Martyr Hermias was a soldier who had spent long years in the Roman army, in Comana in Pontus. Completing his service under the reign of Antoninus Pius (138-161), he refused any pay and confessed his faith to Christ. He was arrested and brought before Sebastian, Proconsul in Comana, who summoned him to renounce his confession to show his loyalty towards the Roman emperor. As Hermias refused vigorously, he was sent to be tortured. His tormentors broke his jaws, and then tore off the skin of his face. He was then thrown in a burning furnace, from which he left unscathed after three days. Sebastian then decided to resort to a sorcerer Marus, who concocted a strong poison with the intention of killing the Saint. Hermias blessed the poison with the sign of the cross and drank it with no harm. Having seen Saint Hermias drink with no effect a second stronger poison that he had prepared for him, Marus himself confessed the divine power of Christ and was immediately beheaded. Saint Marus was baptized in his own blood, and was made a martyr. Hermias was then subjected to new torments: he was plunged in boiling oil, his eyes were gouged o...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1870212We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 2nd-Century Byzantine People: Saint Hermias, Theodotus of Byzantium, Athenodorus of Byzantium, Pertinax of Byzantium, Dionysius of Byzantium. To get started finding 2nd-Century Byzantine People: Saint Hermias, Theodotus of Byzantium, Athenodorus of Byzantium, Pertinax of Byzantium, Dionysius of Byzantium, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
38
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Publisher
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Release
2010
ISBN
1157298966

2nd-Century Byzantine People: Saint Hermias, Theodotus of Byzantium, Athenodorus of Byzantium, Pertinax of Byzantium, Dionysius of Byzantium

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Description: Chapters: Saint Hermias, Theodotus of Byzantium, Athenodorus of Byzantium, Pertinax of Byzantium, Dionysius of Byzantium, Polycarpus Ii of Byzantium, Olympianus of Byzantium, Alypius of Byzantium, Felix of Byzantium, Euzois of Byzantium, Sedecion of Byzantium, Laurence of Byzantium, Eleutherius of Byzantium, Diogenes of Byzantium. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Saint and Martyr Hermias of Comana is an early martyr worshipped in the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. He lived in second century and was a soldier in the Roman army until he confessed Christ and was tortured. His feast day is 31 May. The Saint and Martyr Hermias was a soldier who had spent long years in the Roman army, in Comana in Pontus. Completing his service under the reign of Antoninus Pius (138-161), he refused any pay and confessed his faith to Christ. He was arrested and brought before Sebastian, Proconsul in Comana, who summoned him to renounce his confession to show his loyalty towards the Roman emperor. As Hermias refused vigorously, he was sent to be tortured. His tormentors broke his jaws, and then tore off the skin of his face. He was then thrown in a burning furnace, from which he left unscathed after three days. Sebastian then decided to resort to a sorcerer Marus, who concocted a strong poison with the intention of killing the Saint. Hermias blessed the poison with the sign of the cross and drank it with no harm. Having seen Saint Hermias drink with no effect a second stronger poison that he had prepared for him, Marus himself confessed the divine power of Christ and was immediately beheaded. Saint Marus was baptized in his own blood, and was made a martyr. Hermias was then subjected to new torments: he was plunged in boiling oil, his eyes were gouged o...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1870212We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 2nd-Century Byzantine People: Saint Hermias, Theodotus of Byzantium, Athenodorus of Byzantium, Pertinax of Byzantium, Dionysius of Byzantium. To get started finding 2nd-Century Byzantine People: Saint Hermias, Theodotus of Byzantium, Athenodorus of Byzantium, Pertinax of Byzantium, Dionysius of Byzantium, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
38
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Books LLC
Release
2010
ISBN
1157298966

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