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E00302: Eusebius' Martyrs of Palestine includes the story of the martyrdom of *Ennatha from Gaza (martyr of Palestine, S00162) and *Oualentina/Valentina from Caesarea (martyr of Palestine, S00163). Written in 311 in Caesarea (Palestine); written in Greek, but parts of the text survive only in Syriac.
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posted on 2015-02-16, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiEusebius of Caesarea, Martyrs of Palestine, 8.5-8
Summary:
In the sixth year of persecution (= 309), after the governor Firmilianus had carried out the execution of three Palestinian confessors, he turned to the case of Ennatha, a young woman from Gaza, where she led a celibate life. When she was arrested, Ennatha, afraid of the threat of being sent to a brothel, chose to aggravate her sentence by insulting the emperor. By the governor's order, she underwent several sessions of severe torture. As she was tortured, another young Christian woman, Oualentina, who was a native of Caesarea, intervened and rebuked Ennatha's tormentors. She was immediately arrested and brought to the governor's court. When Oualentina refused to offer sacrifice to the pagan gods, her executioners tried to force her to do that; however during the following struggle she managed to overturn the pagan altar. Enraged, Firmilianus ordered her to be severely tortured as well. After that, both martyrs were sentenced to death by fire.
Summary: Sergey Minov
Summary:
In the sixth year of persecution (= 309), after the governor Firmilianus had carried out the execution of three Palestinian confessors, he turned to the case of Ennatha, a young woman from Gaza, where she led a celibate life. When she was arrested, Ennatha, afraid of the threat of being sent to a brothel, chose to aggravate her sentence by insulting the emperor. By the governor's order, she underwent several sessions of severe torture. As she was tortured, another young Christian woman, Oualentina, who was a native of Caesarea, intervened and rebuked Ennatha's tormentors. She was immediately arrested and brought to the governor's court. When Oualentina refused to offer sacrifice to the pagan gods, her executioners tried to force her to do that; however during the following struggle she managed to overturn the pagan altar. Enraged, Firmilianus ordered her to be severely tortured as well. After that, both martyrs were sentenced to death by fire.
Summary: Sergey Minov
History
Evidence ID
E00302Saint Name
Ennatha from Gaza, martyr in Palestine, ob. 309 : S00162 Oualentina from Caesarea, martyr in Palestine, ob. 309 : S00163Saint Name in Source
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Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdomLanguage
- Greek