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The Great Cloud of Witnesses

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St. Aemilian of Dorostorium

Saint Aemilian of Dorostorium was an early Christian martyr who courageously defied paganism and was burned alive for his faith under Emperor Julian the Apostate. Saint Aemilian, also known as Aemilian of Silistra, Emilian of Silistra, or Emiliano of Silistra, was born in Dorostorium, a Roman city in the province of Moesia, which corresponds to modern-day Silistra, Bulgaria. Little is known...
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