medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
The martyrs of Lyons and Vienne (d. 177) A contemporary letter
>describing the persecution and execution of these martyrs was preserved in
>Eusebius' *Ecclesiastical History*; it is the earliest evidence of
>organized Christianity in Gaul. Members of the group were used for
>entertainment in the amphitheater, before finally being executed. The
>bodies were burned, in an effort to prevent their veneration.
In the case of Sainte Blandine, it didn't work. She is venerated in a lovely
chapel at the former abbey church of Saint-Martin d'Ainay, mentioned in
Rabelais's "Gargantua."
MG
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