St. Julian of Cilicia (16 March): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Julian of Cilicia, commemorated on March 16, is one of the great martyrs of the early Church whose courage shook the Roman persecutors. According to Fr. Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints, St. Julian endured a full year of brutal torture during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian. The Roman judge attempted every possible method to break him. Julian was dragged from town to town across Cilicia, tortured daily, scourged, burned, and mutilated. Yet the saint remained unwavering in his faith in Jesus Christ, encouraging Christians wherever he was taken. Finally, unable to break him, the judge condemned him to one of the most horrifying punishments used by the Romans: Julian was sewn into a sack with serpents, scorpions, and vipers and thrown into the sea. But God glorified His martyr. The sea returned the saint’s body, and his relics became a source of miracles and healing. St. John Chrysostom himself preached before the shrine of St. Julian, praising the power of his relics and the strength of his witness. The martyrs teach us a profound lesson: nothing must separate us from the love of Christ. Not fear, not suffering, not death itself. St. Julian of Cilicia reminds us that true Christian fidelity means remaining faithful even unto death. 🙏 St. Julian of Cilicia, pray for us. 0:00 Introduction 0:26 Who Was St. Julian of Cilicia 0:35 Arrest During the Persecution of Diocletian 0:43 A Year of Daily Torture 0:50 Dragged Through the Cities of Cilicia 1:07 Encouraging Christians Through His Suffering 1:15 Brutal Torments Inflicted on the Martyr 1:29 The Judge Finally Condemns Him 1:38 Sewn in a Sack with Serpents and Scorpions 1:53 A Rare Roman Punishment Explained 2:01 The Sea Returns the Martyr’s Body 2:10 Translation of the Relics and Honor at Antioch 2:18 St. John Chrysostom on the Power of His Relics 2:27 The Martyrs’ Total Detachment from the World 2:44 “Who Shall Separate Us from the Love of Christ?” 3:07 The True Test of Christian Fidelity 3:30 Guarding the Soul Against Temptation https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/march/st-julian-of-cilicia/ 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 #LivesOfTheSaints #StJulianOfCilicia #ChristianMartyrs #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicHistory #EarlyChurch #Martyrdom #TraditionalCatholic #DiocletianPersecution