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Irenaeus was the bishop of Sirmium, a short distance from Belgrade. In 304, he was taken before the governor of Pannonia and tortured for refusing to sacrifice to false gods. He was going to be drowned in the river, but he insisted that he would rather not be drowned. He was beheaded instead.
Ooh, did you know that Sirmium is in modern day Kosovo?
ReplyDeleteI did not know that, thanks! -John Paul
DeleteHe *insisted* that he would rather not be drowned and they went along with it? How considerate!
ReplyDeleteI don't know why they granted his request. -John Paul
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