Julius of Rome (died AD 190) was a early Roman Christian who was a member of the Roman Senate. He is recorded by Eusebius and Pope Pontian as a martyr.[1]
Life
He was converted to Christianity by Eusebius and was baptized by the priest Rufinus. He subsequently distributed his wealth among the poor. When the emperor Commodus heard of this, he had him arrested and handed him over to the military commander Vitellius, by whom he was imprisoned in a dungeon for three days, after which he was beaten to death. His body was taken and buried by Eusebius and his colleagues on 19 August near the Via Aurelia.[2]
References
- ^ St. Julius Catholic Online
- ^ Stadler, Johann Evangelist. Ginal, Johann Nepomuk. (1869). "Julius, S. (32)". Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon (in German). Schmid. OCLC 163460363.
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