Victories of the martyrs or, The lives of the most celebrated martyrs of the Church
1888
Victories of the martyrs or, The lives of the most celebrated martyrs of the Church
Alfonso Maria de', Saint Liguori
1888
CONTENTS. Approbation 10 Notice 11 VICTORIES OF THE MARTYRS. Introduction. — Useful reflections by which we may derive great fruit from the reading of the combats and the victories of the martyrs. I. Virtues practised by the holy martyrs in the combats that they had to sustain against their persecutors, 23. II. The advantages of devout meditation on the virtues that the martyrs practised during their sufferings, 34. Prayer to the holy martyrs to obtain their protection, 40. III. The various tortures to which the martyrs were subjected, 41. Preface 45 PART I. MARTYRS OF THE FIRST AGES. I. St. Ignatius, bishop of Antioch 49 II. SS. Julitta, and Quiricus, her son 54 III. St. Vincent, deacon 57 IV. SS. Agricola and Vitalis of Bologna 62 V. St. Vitalis of Ravenna 64 VI. St. Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna 66 VII. SS. Theodora, virgin, and Didymus 70 VIII. SS. Philip, bishop of Heraclea, and his two companions, Severus and Hermes 74 IX. St. James, surnamed Intercisus 80 X. St. Afra, penitent 82 XI. St. Sabinus, bishop of Spoleto, and his companions. 87 XII. St. Euplius, deacon 90 XIII. St. Theodotus, vintner 92 XIV. SS. Trypho and Respicius 97 XV. SS. Romanus, deacon, and Barillas, the infant martyr, 100 XVI. St. Crispina 106 XVII. SS. Dionysia, Majoricus, her son, and other holy martyrs or confessors in the persecution raised in Africa by the Vandals. 108 XVIII. SS. Phileas, bishop of Thmuis, and Philoromus, tribune 112 XIX. St. Dionysia, virgin, with SS. Andrew and Paul of Lampsacus 116 XX. St. Febronia, virgin 118 XXI. St. Arcadius 121 XXII. St. Justin, philosopher 123 XXIII. St. Agatha, virgin 131 XXIV. SS. John Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople; Tygrius, priest; and Eutropius, lector 134 XXV. St. Pionius, priest 141 XXVI. St. Adalbert, bishop of Prague 145 XXVII. SS. James, deacon ; Marianus, lector; and companions 148 XXVIII. St. Lucy, virgin 152 XXIX. SS. Theodorus and Nicholas, abbots of Studius 156 XXX. SS. Eulalia and Julia, virgins 160 XXXI. St. Pollio, lecto
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