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Terence
Publius Terentius Afer (; – ), better known in English as Terence (), was a Roman African playwright during the Roman Republic. His comedies were performed for the first time around 166–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought ...
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Saint Terentian(us) ( it, San Terenziano) (died 118) was
Bishop of Todi
The Italian Catholic diocese of Todi existed until 1986, when it was united into the diocese of Orvieto-Todi. who was killed during the reign of
Hadrian
Hadrian (; la, Caesar Trâiānus Hadriānus ; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He was born in Italica (close to modern Santiponce in Spain), a Roman '' municipium'' founded by Italic settlers in Hispan ...
(117–138).
[Lanzoni, p. 425, attributes him to the 4th century, not the 2nd.]
Biography
His legend states that before he was killed, his tongue was cut out. Then he was
beheaded
Decapitation or beheading is the total separation of the head from the body. Such an injury is invariably fatal to humans and most other animals, since it deprives the brain of oxygenated blood, while all other organs are deprived of the au ...
. His
feast day is September 1.
External links
Terentian
San Terenziano
Notes and references
Bibliography
*''Acta Sanctorum'':
*Lanzoni, Francesco (1927).
Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (an. 604)
'. Faenza: F. Lega, pp. 425.
*
Bishops in Umbria
118 deaths
2nd-century Italian bishops
2nd-century Christian martyrs
Year of birth unknown
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