# Two Brothers, Donotian And Rogatian, Beheaded For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, A. D. 360.

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There were two brothers, Donotian and Rogatian,
natives of Italy; one of whom, Donotian, had accepted
the true Christian faith, and been baptized
upon it; but the other, Rogatian, had not yet received
baptism, was however a neophyte or catechumen,
having been brought to the knowledge of
the Christian truth through the instrumentality of
his brother. Both were apprehended. Then Rogatian
wished greatly that he had been baptized, for
he knew that he would have to die; but that could
not be, as there was no opportunity. His brother,
Donotian, therefore prayed to God, that his blood
might be accounted to him for the sacrament of
baptism. The next day both were beheaded, A. D.
360. P. J. Twisck, Chron., 4th book, fol. 106,
col. 2, from the tract, Grondig Bewijs van den
Heyligen Doop, letter B. Also, Leonh., in tract.,
lib. 2. These authors must be compared with each
other.

The persecution which took place under Julian,
the Apostate, did not destroy the bodies as much
as the souls. For since he was a very crafty man,
and had an eloquent, yet deceitful, tongue, he did
more harm to the church of God by his flattery,
than by tyranny. Nevertheless, several of the true
Christians were martyred under his reign; who
would rather through the way of death enter life
eternal, than through the way of temporal life, by
flattery, fall into eternal death and damnation; as
shall presently be shown.



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