Antoninus of Rome
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Antoninus was a public executioner
, involved in the execution of many early Christians
. It is believed that during the trial of St. Eusebius
, a tradition that is not possible, Antoninus received a vision and converted to Christianity
. The proclamation of faith cost his life and he was beheaded in 186.
Executioner
A judicial executioner is a person who carries out a death sentence ordered by the state or other legal authority, which was known in feudal terminology as high justice.-Scope and job:...
, involved in the execution of many early Christians
Early Christianity
Early Christianity is generally considered as Christianity before 325. The New Testament's Book of Acts and Epistle to the Galatians records that the first Christian community was centered in Jerusalem and its leaders included James, Peter and John....
. It is believed that during the trial of St. Eusebius
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea also called Eusebius Pamphili, was a Roman historian, exegete and Christian polemicist. He became the Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine about the year 314. Together with Pamphilus, he was a scholar of the Biblical canon...
, a tradition that is not possible, Antoninus received a vision and converted to Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
. The proclamation of faith cost his life and he was beheaded in 186.