medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Phyllis Jestice wrote:
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> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Today (17. July) is the feast day of:
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> Martyrs of Scillium (d. 180) Scillium was somewhere in North Africa, and
> the early acta of these martyrs is an important source for early Christian
> martyrdom. These martyrs were a group of twelve Christians, taken for
> interrogation to Carthage. The acta tell how the Roman proconsul tried to
> convince the Christians to denounce their beliefs, including a reprieve of
> thirty days to consider the matter. Finally they were beheaded.
An English translation of the acta can be found in Anti-Nicene Fathers
vol X (online at
http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/ANF-10/anf10-32.htm )
I have a copy of the Latin text on my computer. Anybody interested in
it, please email me!
Donata Kick
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