Creative Orthodox - A saintly pope in the 3rd century, Pope Peter opted to die as he prayed to be the last martyr in Emperor Diocletian's brutal crusade against Christianity. Pope Peter
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![English: Portait of en:Pope Fabian in the en:Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome Italiano: Ritratto di it:Papa Fabiano nella it:Basilica di San Paolo fuori la Mura, Roma . 3rd English: Portait of en:Pope Fabian in the en:Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome Italiano: Ritratto di it:Papa Fabiano nella it:Basilica di San Paolo fuori la Mura, Roma . 3rd](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P03A4J/english-portait-of-enpope-fabian-in-the-enbasilica-of-saint-paul-outside-the-walls-rome-italiano-ritratto-di-itpapa-fabiano-nella-itbasilica-di-san-paolo-fuori-la-mura-roma-3rd-century-unknown-21-20-stfabian-P03A4J.jpg)
English: Portait of en:Pope Fabian in the en:Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome Italiano: Ritratto di it:Papa Fabiano nella it:Basilica di San Paolo fuori la Mura, Roma . 3rd
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![Portait of Pope Dionysius in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome . 3rd century. Unknown 22 25-St.Dionysius Stock Photo - Alamy Portait of Pope Dionysius in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome . 3rd century. Unknown 22 25-St.Dionysius Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P03A8N/portait-of-pope-dionysius-in-the-basilica-of-saint-paul-outside-the-walls-rome-3rd-century-unknown-22-25-stdionysius-P03A8N.jpg)
Portait of Pope Dionysius in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome . 3rd century. Unknown 22 25-St.Dionysius Stock Photo - Alamy
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![EWTN on Twitter: "Today we honor 2 saints: Pope Sixtus II, martyred alongside 7 deacons in Rome during Valerian's persecution of the Church in the 3rd century; and St. Cajetan, a priest EWTN on Twitter: "Today we honor 2 saints: Pope Sixtus II, martyred alongside 7 deacons in Rome during Valerian's persecution of the Church in the 3rd century; and St. Cajetan, a priest](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ee0BuhtXYAgoj75.jpg)
EWTN on Twitter: "Today we honor 2 saints: Pope Sixtus II, martyred alongside 7 deacons in Rome during Valerian's persecution of the Church in the 3rd century; and St. Cajetan, a priest
![Pope Dionysius, beheaded in the 3rd century, altar of grace by JM Feichtmayr, Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, 1743-1772 Stock Photo - Alamy Pope Dionysius, beheaded in the 3rd century, altar of grace by JM Feichtmayr, Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, 1743-1772 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E5CMNM/pope-dionysius-beheaded-in-the-3rd-century-altar-of-grace-by-jm-feichtmayr-E5CMNM.jpg)
Pope Dionysius, beheaded in the 3rd century, altar of grace by JM Feichtmayr, Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, 1743-1772 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Giovanni Battista Piranesi. View of the Temple of Bacchus, now the church of S. Urbano, two miles distant from Rome, beyond the Porta S. Sebastiano, from Views of Rome. 1750–1759. Italy. Etching Giovanni Battista Piranesi. View of the Temple of Bacchus, now the church of S. Urbano, two miles distant from Rome, beyond the Porta S. Sebastiano, from Views of Rome. 1750–1759. Italy. Etching](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AHTD01/giovanni-battista-piranesi-view-of-the-temple-of-bacchus-now-the-church-of-s-urbano-two-miles-distant-from-rome-beyond-the-porta-s-sebastiano-from-views-of-rome-17501759-italy-etching-on-heavy-ivory-laid-paper-the-temple-depicted-in-this-etching-was-built-in-the-2nd-century-ad-by-the-greek-aristocrat-herodes-atticus-and-originally-dedicated-to-the-fertility-goddess-ceres-during-the-9th-century-it-was-converted-into-a-christian-church-to-honor-saint-urban-a-3rd-century-pope-by-the-time-giovanni-battista-piranesi-drew-it-the-temple-had-withstood-various-centuries-of-abandonment-2AHTD01.jpg)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi. View of the Temple of Bacchus, now the church of S. Urbano, two miles distant from Rome, beyond the Porta S. Sebastiano, from Views of Rome. 1750–1759. Italy. Etching
St. James Church - Saints Cornelius and Cyprian were 3rd century Christians and St. Cornelius was a pope. At the time, many Christians were being martyred. Some renounced their faith and then
Creative Orthodox - A saintly pope in the 3rd century, Pope Peter opted to die as he prayed to be the last martyr in Emperor Diocletian's brutal crusade against Christianity. Pope Peter
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Pope Cornelius, 3rd century AD martyr saint, in 6th century AD Byzantine mosaic, Ravenna, Italy Canvas Print / Canvas Art by Terence Kerr - Fine Art America
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