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Immediately on the publication of the decree against the churches in
Nicomedia, a certain man, not obscure but very highly honored with
distinguished temporal dignities, moved with zeal toward God, and
incited with ardent faith, seized the edict as it was posted openly and
publicly, and tore it to pieces as a profane and impious thing; and
this was done while two of the sovereigns were in the same city, the
oldest of all, and the one who held the fourth place in the government
after him. But this man, first in that place, after distinguishing
himself in such a manner suffered those things which were likely to
follow such daring, and kept his spirit cheerful and undisturbed till
death.
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