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Sancti Basilisci, Martyris, Comanae Ponto. Lesson from Fr Alban Butler, 1773, Lives of the Saints.https://archive.org/details/livesoffathersma05butl/page/344...
May 21, 2024 · Martyr Basiliscus, a revered bishop in Comana, stood firm in his Christian convictions amidst the severe persecutions under the Emperor Diocletian. Known for his eloquent preaching and deep ...
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Mar 7, 2023 · The Pontic kingdom in its heyday controlled almost the entire perimeter of the Black Sea and was a formidable enemy of Rome. The Roman Republic managed to crush this state, but not its great...
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The Diocese of Pontus (Latin: Dioecesis Pontica, Greek: Διοίκησις Πόντου/Ποντικῆς) was a diocese of the later Roman Empire, incorporating the provinces of northern and northeastern Asia Minor up to the border with the Sassanid Empire in Armenia.
The Roman Martyrology says, under The Twenty-Second Day of May, At Comana, in Pontus, under the emperor Maximian and the governor Agrippa, the holy martyr Basiliscus, who was forced to wear iron shoes pierced with heated nails, and endured many other trials.
Saint Basiliscus of Pontus, also known as Basiliscus of Comana, Basilicus, or Basilisco, was a revered figure in the early Christian Church. He served as the Bishop of Comana in Pontus, a region located in modern-day Turkey.
Another Comana, suffragan of Neocaesarea, was situated in Pontus Polemiacus; it had also a temple of Ma and was surnamed Hierocaesarea. It was captured by Sulla, 83 B.C. Six bishops are mentioned by Lequien (I, 517); the first is St. Alexander the Charcoal-Seller, consecrated by St. Gregory the Wonder-Worker.
