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JULIA OF CORSICA CRUCIFIED

Julia was born a noble maiden of Carthage, who, when the city was taken by Genseric in 439, was sold as a slave to a pagan merchant of Syria called Eusebius. She lived an extremely exemplary life and became a valuable servant to her master. He trusted her greatly and admired her talents especially her cheerfulness and patience. When she was not employed in her master's business, all her time was devoted to prayer and reading books of piety. When Julia accompanied Eusebius to Corsica on a business journey, he went ashore to take part in a local heathen festival, but she remained on the ship refusing to assist in the ceremonies.
Questioned by Felix, the governor of the island, regarding this woman who dared to insult their gods, her master admitted that she was a Christian slave, and he could never bring himself to part with so faithful and efficient a servant. Even when the governor offered four of his own best slaves in exchange for Julia, her master replied, " If you were to offer me all your possessions, they could not equal the value of her services ! " However, when Eusebius was asleep, the governor took it upon himself to try to induce Julia to offer sacrifices to their gods. He offered her freedom if she would comply, but she indignantly refused, protesting that all the liberty she desired was freedom to continue serving her Lord, Jesus Christ. Her boldness enraged the governor, who gave orders that she should be beaten on the face and her long hair torn out. She died of crucifixion.

And this is a good a time as any to repost Gabriel von Max's sanitized 19th century version of St. Julia's martyrdom

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and Damian's savage parodies thereof. :eek: :babeando::very_hot:

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MARCIANA OF MAURETANIA CONDEMNED "AD BESTIAS"

Marciana (died 303) is venerated as a martyr and saint. Her legend states that she was a virgin from Mauretania Caesariensis (now Algeria). During the persecutions of Christians by Roman Emperor Diocletian, she was accused of having smashed a statue of Diana. Marciana was thrown to the wild beasts in the amphitheatre of Caesarea. She was gored to death and mauled by lions and leopards.
 

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MARCIANA OF MAURETANIA CONDEMNED "AD BESTIAS"

Marciana (died 303) is venerated as a martyr and saint. Her legend states that she was a virgin from Mauretania Caesariensis (now Algeria). During the persecutions of Christians by Roman Emperor Diocletian, she was accused of having smashed a statue of Diana. Marciana was thrown to the wild beasts in the amphitheatre of Caesarea. She was gored to death and mauled by lions and leopards.

Or, as the lions called it, "lunch."
 
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Julitta was a noble lady of the city of Iconium, in Lycaonia. During the reign of the Emperors Dioclesian and Maximian, a most cruel tyrant called Domitian was governor of the province. While the persecution was raging most violently, Julitta took her infant son Cyr, only three years old, and accompanied by two female servants, fled for safety to Seleucia, in Isauria; where, however, she found Alexander, the Proconsul of Cilicia, who exercised a no less barbarous cruelty than Domitian against those Christians who refused to sacrifice to the gods. The woman passed from Seleucia to Tharsis, where Alexander arrived about the same time, Having been recognized, she was arrested and conducted before the judge with the infant Quiricus in her arms. Fire and incense were produced, in order that, renouncing Jesus Christ, she might sacrifice; but she refused.
The brutal judge, infuriated, caused her sides to be torn with iron hooks, and boiling pitch to be poured upon her feet. After having her tortured in various ways, the judge decreed that she should be beheaded. This happened in the year 304.
 

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Panem et cricenses! (ok, the View attachment 764898next one should be an crucification)
upps. The crucification is under "misc-arena-scenes", sorry:
 
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GLYCERIA OF TRAIANOPOLIS CONDEMNED "AD BESTIAS”

Glyceria was the daughter of a high Roman official in Traianopolis, the capital of the province of Thracia. She was arrested during the persecution of Emperor Antoninus around 177. According to one version of her legend she had merely led a pious life; according to another she had provoked the wrath of the pagans when she went out of her house during a pagan feast with the sign of the cross painted on her forehead.
At her trial the pagans tried to force her to make a sacrifice to their gods — but their sculptures toppled and shattered when Glyceria prayed. The enraged pagans subjected her to cruel tortures: Glyceria was suspended by her long hair and beaten with cudgels and lead-loaded scourges, then dumped into a dungeon cell without food and water and left to die. But when the prison guards opened her cell some days later, they found her in good health.
The governor took her to Heraklea, where she had to suffer more tortures. In the end she was sent into the arena and killed by wild beasts.
 

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CALLIOPA CONDEMNED TO BE TORTURED TO DEATH AS A CHRISTIAN REBEL

We know that Calliopa lived around 250 in the Eastern part of the Roman Empire; she was apprehended by the pagan authorities because she was a Christian. She wad scourged, her nipples and breasts were cut off, then her body was burned with a red-hot iron. Finally she was beheaded.
 

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BIBIANA OF ROME SCOURGED TO DEATH

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In the year 363, Emperor Julian made Apronianus Governor of Rome. Bibiana suffered in the persecution started by him. She was the daughter of Christians, Flavian, a Roman knight, and Dafrosa, his wife. Flavian was tortured and sent into exile, where he died of his wounds. Dafrosa was beheaded, and their two daughters, Bibiana and Demetria, were stripped of their possessions and left to suffer poverty. However, they remained in their house, spending their time in fasting and prayer. Apronianus, seeing that hunger and want had no effect upon them, summoned them. Demetria, after confessing her faith, fell dead at the feet of the tyrant. Bibiana was reserved for greater sufferings. She was tortured in many ways but tshe remained faithful. Enraged at the constancy of this saintly virgin, Apronianus ordered her to be tied to a pillar and beaten with scourges, laden with lead plummets, until she died. The saint endured the torments with joy, and died under the blows inflicted by the hands of the executioner. Her body was then put in the open air to be torn apart by wild animals, yet none would touch it. After two days she was buried.
 

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Stupid martyr.

They must have been overjoyed when one of these fools turned up to be tortured

If by "they" you mean the Roman mob thirsting for the blood of Christians, not all of them. Sometimes spectators were simply grossed out, as at the martyrdom of lactating mothers Perpetua and Felicity.
 
I also like to think of the painting below as a depiction Perpetua and Felicity, but that’s just the creepy straight guy who likes to ogle naked lesbians in me. :rolleyes:
 

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