• Thieleman J. Van Braght, Martyrs Mirror

    51. Summary of Baptism in the Second Century

    An Account Of The Baptism Of The Holy Martyrs In The Second Century Summary Of Baptism In The Second Century The witnesses as regards the ordinance of the baptism of Jesus Christ, who have written in this century, are few, and their accounts are brief, but mostly clear and conclusive. First appears one Dionysius, surnamed Alexandrinus, who writes to his…

  • Thieleman J. Van Braght, Martyrs Mirror

    50. Of Different Persons

    Of Different Other Persons Who Were Slain For The Name Of Christ About A. D. 100 According to ancient history there were also slain for the testimony of the Son of God; In France, Lucianus, bishop of the church of Bellovaco; Maximianus and Julianus, elders; Nicasius, bishop of the church of Rouen; Quirinus, an elder; Scubiculus, a deacon; Pascientia, a…

  • Thieleman J. Van Braght, Martyrs Mirror

    49. Vitalus

    Vitalus buried alive in Ravena around the year 99 Vitalus, Buried Alive At Ravenna For The Name Of Jesus Christ; And His Wife Beaten To Death With Sticks, At Milan, About A.D. 99 Vitalus, before his conversion, was a Roman knight and citizen of Milan. He had come to Ravenna with Paulinus, the judge; but when he perceived the bloodthirstiness…

  • Thieleman J. Van Braght, Martyrs Mirror

    48. Urticinus

    Urticinus, A Pious Christian, Beheaded With The Ax, At Ravenna, A.D. 99 Next to Timothy is placed Urticinus or Ursinius, a physician at Ravenna in Italy. Having been reported to the Judge Paulinus, as being a Christian, he was tortured in manifold ways for the name of Christ. Having borne all with constancy, and still refusing to sacrifice to the…

  • John The Apostle,  Thieleman J. Van Braght, Martyrs Mirror

    46. John the Evangelist

    John the evangelist abandoned on the Isle of Patmos, A.D. 97 John, The Holy Evangelist, Banished To The Isle of Pathos, By Emperor Domitian, A.D. 97 John, the apostle and evangelist, was a son of Zebedee, and brother of James the Greater; he was born at Nazareth, and by occupation was a fisherman. Matt. 4:21. He was called by Christ,…