05 works, Today, August 6th, is Saint Agapitus’ day, his story thru art #218
1 min readAug 6, 2020
The martyrdom of Saint (Pope) Sixtus II and his deacons, 14th century
Emperor Valerian is shown directing the execution of Sixtus II, and his deacons
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Agapitus and Felicissimus were two of the six deacons of Pope Sixtus II who were martyred with him on or about 6 August 258. These were times when a pope occupying the Roman throne, was known to choose death for the faith…