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Telemachus (404 AD)
March 5th, 2025
Telemachus was devoted to Christ and his mark on Christianity was being a peacemaker.  He would give his life for this cause.Matt 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers,For they shall be called sons of God.H...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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The 40 Roman Martyrs of Sebaste (320 AD)
March 4th, 2025
I have another great one today for us.  Actually 40 for the admission of one day!  In 320 AD, the Roman emperor Constantine of the western empire pressured the emperor Lieimus of the East to legalize ...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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Alban (304 AD)
March 3rd, 2025
Alban was from Roman Britain, a pagan soldier in the Roman army.  He would become the 1st Christian Martyr of Britain and would be known in England as St. Alban.While serving under the evil Eastern Ro...  Read More
by Jon Holaday
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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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