SICILIAN MARTYRS

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17 July
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Group arrested for their Christianity, arraigned in Carthage before Proconsul Saturninus, and offered freedom if they were willing to sacrifice to the false gods. They refused, and were beheaded. Their story is the earliest extant account of martyrdom in the African Church. They were:

  • Aquilinus
  • Cittinus
  • Donata
  • Felix
  • Generosa
  • Januaria
  • Laetantius
  • Nartzalus
  • Secunda
  • Speratus
  • Vestia
  • Veturius
Died
beheaded in 180
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