Basilicus, the holy martyr
Saint Basilicus (also called Vasilikos, both are correct) lived in the fourth century AD. He was tortured along with Saints Eutropius and Clonicus in […]
Saint Basilicus (also called Vasilikos, both are correct) lived in the fourth century AD. He was tortured along with Saints Eutropius and Clonicus in […]
He was born in the new city of Caesarea in the Land of Pontus (currently in Turkey) around the year 213 AD. His parents were pagans, and his name was Theodoros
We do not have sufficient data about the details of his life, but we can trace its stages through information scattered in his writings, from letters
During the time of the Roman Emperor Maximian of Daea (235-238 AD), Rufinus, the deacon of the Church of Sinope in Pontus, arrested and handcuffed him with iron. And when a noble woman dared
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Saint Aquila was born in Pontus in Asia Minor (Türkiye), and was a Jew. He was staying with his wife Priscilla in Rome, but...