Saints Adrian & Eubulus of Caesarea (5 March): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Sts. Adrian and Eubulus of Caesarea were among the final martyrs of the brutal Diocletian persecution in the early 4th century. In A.D. 309, during the seventh year of the persecution under Emperor Diocletian and the governor Firmilian, these courageous Christians traveled to Caesarea in Palestine to visit imprisoned confessors of the faith. When questioned at the city gates about their purpose, they boldly confessed their Christian faith. Because of this confession, they were seized, tortured with iron hooks, and condemned to face wild beasts in the arena. St. Adrian was exposed to a lion during pagan festivities but survived the attack before ultimately being executed by the sword. St. Eubulus, refusing the judge’s offer of freedom in exchange for sacrificing to idols, followed his companion in martyrdom two days later. He became the last Christian martyr at Caesarea after twelve years of persecution. Their witness reminds us that the Christian life is inseparable from the Cross of Christ. As the Church teaches through the lives of the saints, those who follow Christ must embrace sacrifice, patience, and perseverance in suffering. The martyrs teach us that true discipleship requires courage, humility, and a willingness to bear the cross in union with Our Lord. Saints Adrian and Eubulus, pray for us. 0:00 Introduction 0:19 Historical background of the persecution 0:38 Adrian and Eubulus travel to Caesarea 0:53 Arrest and brutal torture 1:02 Adrian thrown to the lions 1:13 Adrian’s martyrdom 1:16 Eubulus refuses to sacrifice to idols 1:23 The final martyr of Caesarea 1:29 Divine justice upon the persecutors 1:45 The Christian call to carry the cross 2:11 Examining our own hearts 2:43 The contradiction of rejecting the cross 2:52 Christ cannot be separated from His cross 2:57 Embracing the cross with courage https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/march/ss-adrian-and-eubulus-of-palestine-martyrs/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #CatholicSaints #SaintOfTheDay #ChristianMartyrs #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicHistory #SaintAdrian #SaintEubulus #CatholicFaith #DiocletianPersecution #MartyrsForChrist