The persecution began on 23 February 303. It was the feast of Terminus, the god of boundaries – chosen, Lactantius says, ‘so ...
Sebastian lived under the Roman emperor Diocletian, whose eponymous persecution was perhaps the fiercest attempt ever at the elimination of Christianity. Sebastian was a guard of the emperor ...
He followed his father's profession of soldier and became part of the retinue of the Emperor Diocletian. The emperor ordered the systematic persecution of Christians and George refused to take part.
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