Engraving of the Martyrdom of Saturinus Bish of Toulouse - in 257AD he journeyed to Gaul to spread the Christian Faith when passing a Pagan Temple the

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Engraving of the Martyrdom of Saturinus Bish of Toulouse - in 257AD he journeyed to Gaul to spread the Christian Faith when passing a Pagan Temple the Priests dragged him in demanding he pay sacrifice to their Gods or die he refused and denounced the Pagan Gods they tormented him severely then tied his feet to the sacrificial Bull where it was driven out the temple and run down the hill dragging Saturinus Bish behind where his Skull was Broken from the 1810 Edition of The History of the Martyrs or an Authentic Narration of the Sufferings of the Church of Christ  in Every part of the World Volume II.

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