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Martyrs Terence, Africanus, Maximus, Pompeius and 36 with them, beheaded at Carthage (250)

Published: April 10, 2023, 2:32 p.m.

b'These African Christians suffered during the persecution of the Church by the emperor Decius, during which a great many Christians denied the faith rather than suffer. These faithful few boldly upheld the Faith and, after many torments, were condemned to death by beheading. The went to their execution singing psalms and hymns of thanksgiving, and received the crown of martyrdom in 250.\\n\\u2003 In the early centuries of the Church, North Africa, especially the region of Carthage, was one of the centers of the Christian Faith, comparable to Asia Minor.'