Today’s Scalding Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Let’s have another jolly story of Christian Martyrdom from the classic of the genre, Fox’s Book of Martyrs (1848). This incident allegedly occurred in Africa during the Fifth Persecution, commencing with Severus, A. D. 205.
Cecilia, a young lady of good family in Rome, was married to a gentleman named Valerian. She converted her husband and brother, who were beheaded; and the maximus, or officer, who led them to execution, becoming their convert, suffered the same fate. The lady was placed naked in a scalding bath, and having continued there a considerable time, her head was struck off with a sword, A. D. 222.
Culled from: Fox’s Book Of Martyrs
Generously suggested by: Louise
Revenge Du Jour!
I applaud her gumption. However, I question her judgment for ever getting such a horrendous tattoo in the first place! Also, Daily Mail, I love you… but that’s a terribly unwieldy headline! (Thanks to Erika for the link.)