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The Theban Legion (286 AD)
February 28th, 2025
Today, I honor 6000 brave Christians who served & died under the evil hand of Emperor Maximian. They started out of Thebes Egypt, 6600 men who 1st pledged allegiance to Christ and 2nd to Maximian. Rec...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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Valentinus (269 AD)
February 27th, 2025
Today's faithful witness I would have never known in a million years to be included on this journey.  He belongs! If his name sounds like something familiar to you, a special day of love called Valent...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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Cyprian (258 AD)
February 26th, 2025
I come to a challenging martyr.  Cyprian was a very learned bishop of Carthage in North Africa. The church at this time was very angry & divided.  Persecution had now endured many generations now.  Th...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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Origen (254 AD)
February 25th, 2025
Origen, we know a lot about.  He was an Egyptian and his parents solid Christians.  He witnessed his fathers martyrdom and would have died with him but his mother hid his clothes so he couldn't run ou...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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Germanicus (155 AD?)
February 24th, 2025
Germanicus, referred to as the forgotten Martyr. He was a young Christian convert under Polycarp who attended the church of Smyrna. We know little of his life of roughly 15 years, but moreso of his de...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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Perpetua, Felicity, & Blandina (203 AD)
February 21st, 2025
I'm honored & blessed to highlight these 3 courageous women of faith today.  All three with different backgrounds but united because of Jesus Christ as sisters.  Perpetua came from a wealthy family, h...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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The Scillium Six (180 A D)
February 20th, 2025
Today, I honor six Christians, who united as one, and forfeited their lives for Jesus. I will list their names once here but will continue with the spokesman.  Speratus, Nartalus, Cittimus, Donata, Ve...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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Justin Martyr (165 A D)
February 19th, 2025
Justin was a scholar devoted to ideas, debates, arguments, & defense of the faith of Christ. He was born in a pagan family at the site of Shechem in Samaria. He mastered the writings of the stoics & t...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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Polycarp of Smyrna (155 A D)
February 18th, 2025
Polycarp was in Rome during an intense persecution against christians.  Many pagans were ratting them out. The crowds at the arena was actually chanting for Polycarps death. He and a few other christi...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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Ignatius (107 A D)
February 17th, 2025
Here forward, we will have little to no biblical direct connection to these faithful martyrs, except possibly this one!  Ignatius is believed to have been one of the little children Jesus blessed in M...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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John the Baptizer (30 AD)
February 14th, 2025
I could have started with John the Baptist but will instead end the 1st century martyrs with him.  He actually was considered the last of the prophets, not from the church age, in which Im setting out...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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John (98 AD)
February 13th, 2025
John, the disciple whom Jesus loved! He is the only disciple of the twelve who died of natural causes.  The Romans actually did try to kill John by boiling him in hot oil.  No doubt he was marred and ...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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