Saint Terrence (''Terentius, Terentianus'') is any of several

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figures: *Terrence (Terentianus) was, according to his legend, an officer in the

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during the 1st century. He witnessed the death sentencing of Saints

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and

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. He became a convert, and was martyred himself, possibly also with his son. His

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is 25 June. *Terrence was a 1st-century bishop of

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. He may have been the '' Tertius'' mentioned by

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16.22 (although the Wiki article has different feast days), He was martyred. His feast day is 21 June.saintt0y.htm
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Terentian :''"Terentian" can refer to anything pertaining to the works of Terence.'' Terentian(us) () (died 118) was Bishop of Todi who was killed during the reign of Hadrian (117–138).Lanzoni, p. 425, attributes him to the 4th century, not the 2nd. Bi ...

(d. 118), Bishop of Todi and saint *Terrence, martyred at

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during the time of

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, along with Africanus, Maximus, Pompeius, Zeno, Alexander, and Theodore.

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transferred their

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. *

Terence of Pesaro Saint Terence (, ) is the patron saint of Pesaro. According to tradition, he was from Pannonia and fled to the Adriatic coast to escape the persecution of Christians under Decius (ca. 250–51). His corpse was eventually thrown into a gorge near ...

(d. ca. 251 AD),

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Pesaro Pesaro (; ) is a (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region of Marche, capital of the province of Pesaro and Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the ...

. * Fidentius and Terence, martyrs c. 305 *Terrence of

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San Terenzio di Imola
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Terence Albert O'Brien Terence Albert O'Brien () (1600 – 30 October 1651) was an Irish priest of the Dominican Order and Roman Catholic Bishop of Emly. During the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, he was captured by the New Model Army following the Siege of Li ...

(1600-1651)

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