Encyclical Mystici Corporis Christi of Pius XII, 29 June 1943| www.vatican.va
The Martyrdom of Seven Brothers - It happened also that seven brothers and their mother were arrested and were being compelled by the king, under torture with whips and thongs, to partake of unlawful swine’s flesh. One of them, acting as their spokesman, said, ‘What do you intend to ask and learn from us? For we are ready to die rather than transgress the laws of our ancestors.’ The king fell into a rage, and gave orders to have pans and cauldrons heated. These were heated immediately, ...| Bible Gateway
Alexander the Great - After Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came from the land of Kittim, had defeated King Darius of the Persians and the Medes, he succeeded him as king. (He had previously become king of Greece.) He fought many battles, conquered strongholds, and put to death the kings of the earth. He advanced to the ends of the earth, and plundered many nations. When the earth became quiet before him, he was exalted, and his heart was lifted up. He gathered a very strong army...| Bible Gateway
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