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• Acts of the Martyrs — • Records of the trials of early Christian martyrs made by the notaries of the court Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Acts of the Martyrs     Acts of the Martyrs      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Acts of the Martyrs — are accounts of the suffering and death of a Christian martyr or group of martyrs. These accounts were collected and used in church liturgies from early times, as attested by Saint Augustine.[1] These accounts vary in authenticity.[1] The most… …   Wikipedia

• Acts of the Apostles — The Acts of the Apostles is a book of the Bible, which now stands fifth in the New Testament. It is commonly referred to as simply Acts. The title Acts of the Apostles (Greek, Praxeis Apostolon ) was first used by Irenaeus in the late second… …   Wikipedia

• Acts of the Apostles (genre) — The Acts of the Apostles is a genre of Early Christian literature, claiming to recount the lives and works of the apostles of Jesus. This is considered important mainly because of the concept of apostolic succession.List of acts* Acts of Andrew * …   Wikipedia

• ALEXANDRIAN MARTYRS, ACTS OF — ALEXANDRIAN MARTYRS, ACTS OF, genre of patriotic Alexandrian literature containing heavy overtones of antisemitism. This is known also as the Acts of the Pagan Martyrs (mistakenly, since the martyrdom has nothing to do with religion). Fragments… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• acts of the Martyrs —  Деяния мучеников …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

• Acts of the martyrs — See Acta Martyrum …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• The Coliseum —     The Coliseum     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Coliseum     The Coliseum, known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, commenced A.D. 72 by Vespasian, the first of the Flavian emperors, dedicated by Titus A.D. 80. The great structure rises in four… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• 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

• The Bollandists —     The Bollandists     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Bollandists     An association of ecclesiastical scholars engaged in editing the Acta Sanctorum. This work is a great hagiographical collection begun during the first years of the seventeenth… …   Catholic encyclopedia