Reigned 296 to 304. Born Rome; died there. The Diocletian persecution broke out in 303, during his pontificate. He enlarged the catacombs and was himself interred in the Priscillian catacomb on the Via Salaria. Feast, Roman Calendar, April 26,.
Reigned 296 to 304. Born Rome; died there. The Diocletian persecution broke out in 303, during his pontificate. He enlarged the catacombs and was himself interred in the Priscillian catacomb on the Via Salaria. Feast, Roman Calendar, April 26,.
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