Agathius
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Agathius of Byzantium, also known as Agathonas, Achatius, or Saint Acacius according to Christian tradition, was a Cappadocian Greek centurion of the imperial army, martyred around 304. A church exist
The Martyrdom of Saint Agathius. 16th century work by an anonymous artist from Toledo.
Christian martyr
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In Christianity, a martyr is a person who was killed for their testimony for Jesus or faith in Jesus. In the years of the early church, stories depict this often occurring through death by sawing, sto
Agathius
…Saint Acacius The Martyrdom of Saint Agathius. 16th century work by an anonymous artist from Toledo. Holy Helper, Martyr Born late-3rd century Cappadocia Died c. 303 Byzantium Venerated in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Major shrine Cathedral of Squillace…
The stoning to death of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, in a painting by the 16th-century Spanish artist Juan Correa de Vivar
The Massacre of the Innocents (detail) by Lucas Cranach the Elder (c. 1515), National Museum in Warsaw
The martyrs Maximus and Theodotus of Adrianopolis, c. 985