Tag: Mercurius

01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Manuel Panselinos’ St. Mercury and St. Artemy, soldier saints, with Footnotes #214

Jan 26, 2024

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Also called soldier saints, these are a group of saints who were generally soldiers in life, martyrs to Christ in death, and then latterly revealed as our heavenly protectors… Holy Great Martyr Artemius of Antioch was a prominent military leader during the reigns of the emperor Constantine the Great (May 21), and his son and successor…
08 works, Today, November 24th, is Saint Mercurius is also known as Abu-Seifein’s (أبو سيفين) day, her story, illustrated #327

Nov 24, 2020

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Mercurius (d. AD 250) was a Christian saint and a martyr. He was born in the city of Eskentos in Cappadocia, Turkey. His parents were converts to Christianity and they called him “Philopater”. They reared him in a Christian manner. When he was17 he enlisted in the Roman army during the days of Emperor Decius,…