Scillium, Martyrs of

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• Martyrs of Scillium —     Martyrs of Scillium     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martyrs of Scillium     In the year 180 six Christians were condemned to death by the sword, in the town of Scillium, by Vigellius Saturninus, Proconsul of Africa. The Acts of their martyrdom… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Scillium — is the name of an ancient city and now titular episcopal see in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis, suffragan of Carthage. Perhaps the name should be written Scilium: the real name was possibly Scilli, or better, Scili. On 17 July, 180,… …   Wikipedia

• Scillium (Titular See) —     Scillium     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Scillium     A titular see in Africa Proconsularis, suffragan of Carthage. Perhaps the name should be written Scilium: the real name was possibly Scilli, or better, Scili. On 17 July, 180, six martyrs… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Martyrs Scillitains — Les martyrs scillitains sont douze chrétiens (sept hommes et cinq femmes) ayant vécu au IIe siècle dans la ville de Scillium (actuelle Kasserine) en Tunisie. Ils auraient refusé de renier leur foi devant le tribunal du proconsul d Afrique… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Martyrs scillitains — Les martyrs scillitains sont douze chrétiens, sept hommes et cinq femmes, ayant vécu au IIe siècle dans la ville de Scillium (actuelle Kasserine) en Tunisie. Ils auraient refusé de renier leur foi devant le tribunal du proconsul d Afrique,… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Scillitan Martyrs — Born 2nd century,North Africa Died July 17, 180,Scillium, Africa Proconsularis Martyred by Vigellius Saturninus Venerated in Roman Catholic Church …   Wikipedia

• Scillitan Martyrs — ▪ Christian martyrs       12 North African Christians from Scilla (or Scillium) in Numidia who were tried in Carthage under the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. The Acts of their martyrdom (martyr) is the earliest authentic document on Christianity …   Universalium

• Carthage — • Founded by Phoenician colonists, and long the great opponent of Rome in the duel for supremacy, was destroyed by a Roman army, 146 B.C. A little more than a century later (44 B.C.), a new city composed of Roman colonists was founded on the site …   Catholic encyclopedia

• África romana — Mosaico de Virgilio y las musas, expresión de la latinidad en el arte africano. Virgilio, rodeado por Clío y Melpómene, sostiene un volumen en el que se puede observar el octavo verso de la Eneida Mosaico descubierto en Hadrumetum en 1895, datado …   Wikipedia Español

• Christianisme au Maghreb — Le christianisme s est implanté au Maghreb vers le IIIe siècle et a été supplanté par l islam au VIIe siècle. Bien que la proportion de chrétiens soit faible en Afrique du Nord, il s y trouve des églises. De nos jours, l islam est la… …   Wikipédia en Français