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+The '''Forty Martyrs of Sebaste''' were a group of Roman soldiers who suffered martyrdom for their Christian faith in 320 AD under Emperor Licinius. These soldiers from the Twelfth Legion, known as the Fulminata, refused to offer sacrifices to Roman gods, leading to their execution on a frozen lake in Sebaste, Lesser Armenia.
+Their steadfastness in faith, even in the face of death by exposure to the cold, has made them symbols of unity, faith, and resistance against religious persecution. Their story is one of the most celebrated in Christian martyrology, inspiring both art and liturgy across centuries.
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-The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste were a group of Roman soldiers who suffered martyrdom for their Christian faith in 320 AD under Emperor Licinius. These soldiers from the Twelfth Legion, known as the Fulminata, refused to offer sacrifices to Roman gods, leading to their execution on a frozen lake in Sebaste, Lesser Armenia.
-Their steadfastness in faith, even in the face of death by exposure to the cold, has made them symbols of unity, faith, and resistance against religious persecution. Their story is one of the most celebrated in Christian martyrology, inspiring both art and liturgy across centuries.
 ==Biography==