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Martyr of the Catacombs: A Tale of Ancient Rome

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3H 39min
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English
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Fiction

This fictional classic describes the factual persecution endured by the early Christians living in the catacombs beneath Rome through the character of Marellus, a captain in the Praetorian Guard and despised Christian. Penned by an anonymous nineteenth-century author, Martyr of the Catacombs has challenged and encouraged the faithful for over a hundred years.

© 2017 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781538482896

Release date

Audiobook: 3 October 2017

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