Decian persecution
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Christians were persecuted in 250 AD under the Roman emperor Decius. He had issued an edict ordering everyone in the empire to perform a sacrifice to the Roman gods and the well-being of the emperor.
A Byzantine fresco of Saint Mercurius (a Christian victim of the Decian persecution), dated 1295, from Ohrid, North Macedonia
Saint Mercurius
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Mercurius was a Roman soldier of Greek descent who became a Christian saint and martyr. He was born in the city of Eskentos in Cappadocia, in Eastern Asia Minor. According to Christian tradition, he w
Decian persecution
…A Byzantine fresco of Saint Mercurius (a Christian victim of the Decian persecution), dated 1295, from Ohrid, North Macedonia Christians were persecuted in 250 AD under the Roman emperor…
Mosaic of Saint Mercurius inside the Hosios Loukas Monastery, Greece.
Icon of Christ appearing to Saints Mercurius and Catherine of Alexandria in the act of tyrannicide, Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, United States
Coptic Icon of St Mercurius by Yuhanna al-Armani in The Hanging Church, Cairo.