Julian of Antioch ( la, Julianus; AD 305 311),
variously distinguished as and was a 4th-century
Christian
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martyr and
saint
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. He is sometimes confused with the
St Julian who was martyred with his wife
Basilissa
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.
Life
Of
senatorial rank, he was killed during the
persecutions
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of
Diocletian
Diocletian (; la, Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, grc, Διοκλητιανός, Diokletianós; c. 242/245 – 311/312), nicknamed ''Iovius'', was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305. He was born Gaius Valerius Diocles ...
.
His legend states that he was subjected to terrible tortures, and paraded daily for a whole year through the various cities of
Cilicia
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. He was then sewn up in a sack half-filled with scorpions, sand, and vipers, then cast into the sea. The waters carried his body to
Alexandria, and he was buried there before his
relics were
translated to Antioch.
Veneration
Saint John Chrysostom preached a
homily
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in Julian's honor at
Antioch,
whose chief
basilica was said to be the final resting place for Julian's
relics and was known in his honor.
His
feast day
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is June 21 in the
Eastern Orthodox Church, and March 16 in the
Catholic Church.
See also
*
Saint Julian of Antioch, patron saint archive
References
External links
Saints of March 16Lives of the Saints: Julian of Tarsus
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Saints from Roman Anatolia
305 deaths
4th-century Christian martyrs
4th-century Romans
People from Tarsus, Mersin
Year of birth unknown