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Secundian (bishop)
Secundian or Secundianus may refer to: * Secundian, Marcellian and Verian (died 250), Christian saints martyred in 250 AD *Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and 86 Companions Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and 86 Companions (died c. 304) were a group of Christians who were martyred at Concordia Sagittaria (at the time called ''Iulia Concordia''), near Venice, during the Diocletian persecution. Their feast day The ... (died 304), group of Christians who were martyred c. 304 AD * Secundianus of Singidunum, an Arian bishop of Singidunum deposed at the Council of Aquileia, 381 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secundian, Marcellian And Verian
Saints Secundian(us), Marcellian and Verian (also known as ''Secondianus, Marcellianus, and Verianus'') ( it, Secondino, Marcelliano, e Veriano) are venerated as Christian saints. They were martyred in 250 AD near Civitavecchia or Santa Marinella during the persecutions of Decius. Secundian was a senator or some sort of prominent official; Marcellian and Verian were scholars or students. Their feast day is August 9. Narrative A fifteenth century account relates that under Emperor Decius, the three were zealous persecutors of Christians. However, upon reading Virgil's ''Eclogue 4'', they, like Statius in the ''Divine Comedy'', became Christians. According to one version, they were baptized by a priest named Timotheus (Timothy) and confirmed by Pope Sixtus II. By order of Decius, they were arrested by the prefect Valerian and decapitated at Civitavecchia and then their bodies were thrown into the sea. In a second account, the place of their martyrdom was ''appellatur Coloniacum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, And 86 Companions
Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and 86 Companions (died c. 304) were a group of Christians who were martyred at Concordia Sagittaria (at the time called ''Iulia Concordia''), near Venice, during the Diocletian persecution The Diocletianic or Great Persecution was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. In 303, the emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius issued a series of edicts rescinding Christians' legal ri .... Their feast day is celebrated on February 17. ''Catholic Online''. Retrieved 2012-03-07. Notes External links Saint of the Day, February 17: ''Donatus, Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |