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
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
A Byzantine Greek fresco of Saint Mercurius, dated 1295, from Ohrid, North Macedonia
Coptic Icon of St Mercurius by Yuhanna al-Armani in The Hanging Church, Cairo.
Decius
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Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius, known as Trajan Decius or simply Decius, was Roman emperor from 249 to 251.
Saint Mercurius
…of the Father'). They raised him in a Christian manner. When he grew to adulthood (at the age of 17), he enlisted in the Roman army in the reign of Emperor Decius. He gained a great reputation among his superiors as a swordsman and a tactician in many battles. Some accounts state that Philopater was born in…
Bust, Glyptothek, Munich
Antoninianus of Trajan Decius. Inscription: IMP. C. M. Q. TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG.
A marble statue of Emperor Decius dressed as Hercules discovered on 25 January 2023 during sewer repair works in Rome.
Bronze head of Decius from the former Colonia Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa. National History Museum of Romania, Bucharest.