Tempore quo gladius secuit pia viscera matris sexaginta duo capti feritate tyranni extemplo ducibus missis tunc colla dedere. confessi Christum superato principe mundi aetheriam petiere domum regnaque piorum. Sanctus Damasus I, Epigrammata XXXII |
When the sword pierced a pious mother's interior, Sixty two captives of a tyrant's ferocity Forthwith to officers sent offered their necks. Confessing Christ, conquering the prince of the world, They sought the heavenly dwelling and the kingdom of the pious. Saint Damasus I, Epigram 32 |
1 Nov 2015
Epitaph for Martyrs
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