Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
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The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste were a group of Roman soldiers in the early 4th century who were executed for refusing to renounce their Christian faith and are venerated as saints in both Eastern and Western Christian traditions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman soldiers
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group of Christian martyrs → saints → |
| allegiance |
Roman Empire
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| alsoKnownAs |
Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste
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Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste → |
| associatedWith |
Great Fast in Eastern Christianity
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Lent → |
| causeOfDeath |
burning of bodies
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hypothermia → martyrdom → |
| commemoratedBy |
church dedications
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icons → liturgical hymns in the Byzantine Rite → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Roman Empire
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| dateOfDeath |
c. 320
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| depictedAs |
forty naked soldiers on ice
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group of soldiers with halos → |
| feastDay |
10 March (some Eastern traditions)
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9 March (Byzantine tradition) → 9 March (Roman Martyrology) → various dates in local calendars → |
| hasLegend |
another guard joined the martyrs to restore the number to forty
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martyrs forced to stand naked on a frozen lake → one soldier renounced faith and left the ice → |
| languageOfName |
Greek
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| mannerOfDeath |
execution
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| militaryBranch |
Roman army
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| notableFor |
collective martyrdom
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refusing to renounce their Christian faith → |
| numberOfMembers |
40
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| occupation |
soldiers
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| patronage |
Armenia
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Sebaste → soldiers → |
| persecutedBy |
Licinius
NERFINISHED
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| persecutedUnder |
Licinius
NERFINISHED
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Roman imperial authorities → |
| placeOfDeath |
Sebaste
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Sebaste in Armenia → Sebaste in Roman Armenia → Sebastia → |
| religion |
Christianity
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| timePeriod |
early 4th century
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| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran Churches → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Roman Catholic Church → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
("Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste")
→
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste ("Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Xeropotamou Monastery
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dedicatedTo |
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Diocletianic Persecution
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notableMartyr |