The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete 03 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete’s Day, With Footnotes – 157

The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete: Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zoticus, Pompius, Agathopus, Basilides and Evaristus were a group of ten Christian men from Crete who suffered martyrdom during the persecutions of emperor Decius during the third century. They are commemorated on December 23.

The Ten refused to worship at the shrine of the deity of the emperor Decius as god of Rome. They were brought before the governor of Crete, also named Decius. At their trial they steadfastly confessed their faith in Christ and refused to worship the emperor and other idols.

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