Julian the Apostate
Also known as
- Flavius Claudius Julianus
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Roman Emperor. He was a son of Julius Constantius, the half-brother of Constantine the Great. He received a Christian training which was modified by his interest in neo-Platonism and other philosophy, chiefly Hellenic. In 355 he was presented to the army as Caesar and he married Helena, sister of the Emperor Constantius, who was his cousin, and was sent as Governor to Gaul. There he completely routed the Alamanni near Strasbourg, France. He demanded higher recognition and, when Constantius refused, advanced to Illyricum. Constantius died on the way to meet him, in 361; Julian advanced in triumph to Constantinople, and immediately ordered a return to pagan worship and issued many decrees against Christians. The dying words attributed to him are (of Christ): “Thou hast conquered, O Galilean.”
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Martyred by Julian
- Martyrs of Caesarea
- Martyrs of Chalcedon
- Martyrs of Meros
- Martyrs of Rome
- Martyrs of Tiberiopolis
- Saint Aemilian of Dorostorium
- Saint Alexander of Corinth
- Saint Alexander of Egypt
- Saint Anthony of Ancyra
- Saint Aquila of Caesarea
- Saint Basil of Ancyra
- Saint Basil of Tiberiopolis
- Saint Basilius of Ancyra
- Saint Benedicta of Rome
- Saint Bolonia
- Saint Bonosus
- Saint Carina of Ancyra
- Saint Chariton of Tiberiopolis
- Saint Comasios of Tiberiopolis
- Saint Copra of Egypt
- Saint Cyriacus of Ancona
- Saint Cyril the Deacon
- Saint Dafrosa of Acquapendente
- Saint Daniel of Tiberiopolis
- Saint Demetria of Rome
- Saint Domitius of Caesarea
- Saint Domitius of Phrygia
- Saint Eliphius of Toul
- Saint Eparchius of Caesarea
- Saint Etymasius of Tiberiopolis
- Saint Eugene of Arabia
- Saint Eupsychius of Cappadocia
- Saint Eusebius of Gaza
- Saint Eusignius
- Saint Eustochium of Tarsus
- Saint Evasius of Asti
- Saint Faustinus the Martyr
- Saint Flavian of Acquapendente
- Saint Gemellus of Ancyra
- Saint Gordian the Judge
- Saint Hierotheos of Tiberiopolis
- Saint Hilarinus of Ostia
- Saint Ismael of Chalcedon
- Saint John of Rome
- Saint John of Rome
- Saint John of Tiberiopolis
- Saint Libaire the Great
- Saint Macarius of Arabia
- Saint Macedonius of Meros
- Saint Manuel of Chalcedon
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