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     • The 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia refers to victims of persecution of Christians in Nicomedia, Bithynia (modern Izmit, Turkey) by the Roman emperors Diocletian and Maximian in the early 4th century AD. According to various martyrologies and menologion, the persecution included the burning of a church that held numerous Christians on Christmas Day.
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   • A Byzantine depiction of the Martyrs of Martyrs of Nicomedia. Public Domain On December 28, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the death of the 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia, modern Izmit in Turkey, who were burned to death at the order of the Roman Emperor Maximian in the year 303.

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   Who are the 100,000,000 martyrs?

   • From around 100,000,000 martyrs in 2000 years, my list would include: 11 of the 12 Apostles; St John the Baptist; St Paul; St Clement; Sts Sixtus Iⅈ Sts Irenaus & Irenaeus, St Polycarp; St Ignatious of Antioch; St Justin; St Callistus; St Sebastian; St Vincent; St Blase; St Agatha, St Paul Miki; St Perpetua; St Felicity; St Cornelius; St Cypr...

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   When is the martyrdom of Anthimus of Nicomedia commemorated?

   • The martyrdom of Anthimus of Nicomedia and companions is commemorated on 24 April and "the commemoration of many holy martyrs of Nicomedia" on June 23. ^ a b Michael J. Walsh (30 July 2007).

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   Why did the Emperor send a herald to Nicomedia?

   • On the Feast of the Nativity of Christ in the year 302, about 20,000 Christians had assembled at the cathedral in Nicomedia. The emperor sent a herald into the church to tell the faithful that soldiers had surrounded the building and that anyone who wished to leave had to offer sacrifice to the pagan gods. Anyone who defied the emperor would die.

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   The 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia refers to victims of persecution of Christians in Nicomedia, Bithynia (modern Izmit, Turkey) by the Roman emperors Diocletian and Maximian in the early 4th century AD. According to various martyrologies and menologion, the persecution included the burning of a church that held numerous Christians on Christmas Day .

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   Dec 28, 2023 · By Philip Chrysopoulos. December 28, 2023. A Byzantine depiction of the Martyrs of Martyrs of Nicomedia. Public Domain. On December 28, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the death of the 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia, modern Izmit in Turkey, who were burned to death at the order of the Roman Emperor Maximian in the year 303. At the turn of ...

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   Dec 28, 2023 · December 28. Reading. All these Saints, some 20,000 in number, were burned alive in the year 303, while they were gathered in church. This came to pass during the reign of Diocletian and Maximian. According to the Synaxarion, this took place on the day of Christ's Nativity.

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   Dec 28, 2016 · Jan 10. (Church calendar - Dec 28) Life. The Holy 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia: At the beginning of the fourth century the emperor Maximian (284-305) gave orders to destroy Christian churches, to burn service books, and to deprive all Christians of rights and privileges of citizenship.

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   Dec 28, 2019 · By Bishop Grigorios of Mesaoria The Orthodox Church commemorates today the 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia who sacrificed their lives for Jesus Christ. Their martyrdom is one of the cases of mass persecution and massacres against Christians, especially in the late second and early third centuries.

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   The 20,000 Holy Martyrs of Nicomedia. - 17. 17. From the Prologue. In the time of the wicked Emperor Maximian Hercules, the Christian faith flourished in Nicomedia, and spread from day to day.

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   Apr 29, 2024 · The 3628 Martyrs in Nicomedia were a group of Christians of Alexandria during the reigns of the Roman emperors Diocletian and Maximian who, following the martyrdom of Archbishop Peter of Alexandria, had come to believe in Christ and were martyred in Nicomedia for not renouncing their belief. They are commemorated on September 2.