# Julian, An Old Man, With His Friend Eunus, Led About Seated On Camels, Severely Scourged, And Finally Burned Alive, At Alexandria, About A. D. 253.

c. 253 · Historical source

Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: JULIAN, AN OLD MAN, WITH HIS FRIEND EUNUS, LED ABOUT SEATED ON CAMELS, SEVERELY SCOURGED, AND FINALLY BURNED ALIVE, AT ALEXANDRIA, ABOUT A. D. 253.

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There was at this time and place also an old man,
who, on account of great pain caused by gout,
could not walk, but had to be carried. His name
was Julian, and the ancients greeted him as a very
venerable man, on account of his virtue. In pursuance
of the imperial decree published against the
Christians, he was brought by two carriers before
the Judge, to give an account of his faith.

Forthwith one of those who had carried him,
fearing the severe examination, or the rack, apostatized
from the faith; for which reason we deem his
name unworthy of a place here; but the other,
called Eunus, continued very constant in the faith,
together with the old man Julian, who was his dear
friend; hence both made a grand confession of it;
notwithstanding their many severe torments.

Both were then seated naked upon camels, and
led about the whole city of Alexandria, which is
very large; scourged with many severe stripes, and
finally brought before a great, high-flaming fire,
into which both were cast, and burned alive, in the
sight of a great multitude of people that stood
about. Compare Euseb., lib. 5, cap. 31, fol. 123,
col. 1, letter B., from the letter of Dionys. to Fabius,
bishop of Antioch. Also, A. Mell., fol. 67, col. 4.
Also, Joh. Gys., fol. 20, col. 1.





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