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60. Justus and Pastor
Justus And Pastor, Slain For The Faith At Complutum, About The Year 116 That Justus and Pastor were deprived of life at Complutum, a city in Spain, for the same reason for which the aforementioned martyrs were slain, namely, for the testimony of Jesus, the Son of God, this we find stated in different ancient writers. See above.
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59. Publius, Barsimaeus, Barbelius and Barba
Publius, Barsimaeus, Barbelius, And His Sister Barba, Slain For The Name of Jesus Christ About The Year 112 It is also stated that Publius, bishop of the church at Athens, a good and pious man, was slain for the name of Christ; likewise, Barsimseus, bishop of the church at Edessa, and with him, Barbelius and his sister Barba, who had…
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58. Dionysius
Dionysius Areopagita, Who Was Converted By Paul, Martyred For Confessing Jesus Christ, About The Year 112 We read in the Acts of the Apostles, chap. 17, verse 34, that among those who clave unto the doctrine of Paul, there was also Dionysius, one of the Athenian council, and a woman named Damaris. It is testified of this Dionysius, surnamed the…
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57. Onesimus
Onesimus, A Friend Of The Apostle Paul, Brought From Rome To Ephesus, And There Stoned To Death, A.D. 111 Onesimus, a servant of Philemon, by descent a Colossian, had run away from his master, and had come to Rome, where he was recognized by the apostle Paul—who was imprisoned there—and sent back to his master, with recommendatory letters tending to…
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56. Ignatius
Ignatius, a student under John, devoured by wild animals in Rome, A.D. 111 Ignatius, A Disciple Of The Apostle John, Devoured By Wild Beasts In A Circus At Rome, For The Testimony Of The Son Of God, A.D. 111 Ignatius, a disciple of the apostle John, and a successor of Peter and Evodius, was in the service of the church…
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55. Ethiopian Eunuch
The Ethiopian Or Eunuch Of Queen Candace, Who Was Baptised By Philip, Put To Death For The Name Of Christ, In The Island Of Caprobano, A.D. 110 Immediately after Rufus and Zosimus, A. Mellinus introduces the Ethiopian or eunuch of Queen Candace in Ethiopia, who was converted by Philip to the faith in Jesus Christ, and thereupon baptized, as we…