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- The 42 Martyrs of Ammorion (845)
- They were taken captive when Amorion in Phrygia fell to the Muslims
in 838, during the reign of Emperor Theophilus. Many of them were
officers, and because of their status and reputation, their captors,
rather than kill them, attempted to convert them to Islam. The forty-two
were kept in a miserable dungeon in Syria, where they were alternately
promised the highest honors and privileges if they would convert and
threatened with the most horrible consequences if they refused. This
continued for seven full years, but none would deny his faith in Christ.
Finally, unable to shake their faith, their captors beheaded them all
in 845.
source: http://www.abbamoses.com
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