Identifier: christianheroesm00fost (find matches)
Title: Christian heroes and martyrs
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: (Foster, William A.) (from old catalog)
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lf by signs. They gave her instructions in thefaith, and told her to pray in her heart to God to cure her ofher disease. She did so, and was at length relieved. Her paralyticdisorder by degrees left her, and her speech returned again. Thisstrengthened her faith, and she was confirmed as a Christian. Herhusband, finding his wife had been made well, became a converthimself. These conversions made a great talk, and the two werearrested and brought before the judge for trial. Zoe was commanded to sacrifice to Mars, and upon refusing, shewas hanged upon a tree, and a fire of straw lighted under her. Whenher charred and lifeless body was taken down, it was thrown into ariver, and sunk to the bottom by being tied to a great stone. Tibertius, a native of Rome, was of a family of rank and distinc-tion. It is related by one historian, that being accused as a Chris-tian, he was commanded either to sacrifice to idols, or to walk uponburning coals. He chose the latter, and passed over them without
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ZOE IS CRUELLY PUT TO DEATH FOR REFUSING TO WORSHIP MARS. 98 THE WORLDS CHRISTIAN MARTYRS. damage. Fabian then passed sentence upon him that he should bebeheaded; this was done, and his body was afterward buried bysome Christian friends. Massacre of a Whole Legion of Christian Soldiers. A legion of soldiers, consisting of about 6000 men, were all Chris-tians. It was called the Theban legion, and had been quartered inthe East till the emperor Maximian ordered them to march to Gaul,to assist in fighting against the rebels of Aquitania. Passing theAlps under the command of their captain, they at length joinedthe emperor. Before engaging with the enemy Maximian ordereda general sacrifice, at which the whole army was to assist. He com-manded that the men should also take oaths of allegiance, and swearto assist him in driving Christianity out of Gaul. Deeply concerned at these orders, each man of the Theban legionresolutely refused either to sacrifice or take the oaths prescribed.This so gr

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