Firmilian was the
Roman governor
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The generic term in Roman legal language was ''re ...
of the
Iudaea Province
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, during the
third Late Roman Period of the Roman rule over
the region. He was the third of a succession of governors (
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* Marcus Cocceius Anic ...
,
Urbanus
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, and Firmilian) who enforced the
Diocletian Persecution at
Caesarea
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Places
In the Levant
* Caesarea Maritima, also known as "Caesarea Palaestinae", an ancient Roman city near the modern ...
, the province's capital, which lasted for twelve years.
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— Saint Patrick's Church for torturing and killing many Christians
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See also
* Saint Arianus
Saint Arianus was a historically attested governor of Ansena in Egypt (or in some sources a prefect of the Thebaid) and a notable figure in the Diocletianic persecution. He is a recurring character in Coptic hagiography, wherein he often attemp ...
References
Roman governors of Judaea
Diocletianic Persecution