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title: SAINTS FAUSTINO E GIOVITA

subject date: 2017-01-10

caption: FAUSTINO saints and GIOVITA (? - 120/134), Brescia noble pagan family, embarked on a military career and became knights; were converted to Christianity by Bishop Apollonius, they became skillful evangelizers and suffered martyrdom under Hadrian for refusing to sacrifice to the gods. After they stopping long suffered all sorts of torture; since their miraculous survival was due to countless conversions, they were first transferred to Milan, then to Rome and Naples, to return finally to Brescia where he died beheaded. Venerated by the Catholic Church as saints, are patrons of the city and the Diocese of Brescia and the Parish of Sorbolo (Pr). Commemoration February 15, the day of death (Dies Natalis, birth into heaven). colored engraving, Italy 1886

category: HIS

copyright: © Fototeca Gilardi

copyright status: Copyrighted Work

country: Italia

credit: Fototeca Gilardi

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file date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

object name: 71403

priority: 0

multiplying price: 1.00

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continent: Europa

image century : XIX

image epoch: Ottocento

subject century: II

subject epoch: Paleocristiano

technique: Incisione colorata

id: 39758

file name: FSNgilardi_71403.jpg

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evangelizationpreacherExecutionerexecutionersentencecapital punishmentdeath penaltyexecutiondecapitatebeheadingTorturetorturemartyrsEarly ChristianGiovitareligionCatholicismChristianitycult of saintsmartyrdomFaustino