The Bones of a Saint

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Bones of a Christian Saint Uncovered
Florence Taylor
Christian Today

Saint Julian, Jacopo Pontormo, 1524

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...The remains are thought to be of the namesake of the monastery, Saint Julian, who was martyred in 284 AD for refusing to deny his faith. The saint, who had healed the sick, was killed by his own father, a Roman officer.
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He was buried in the sarcophagus, which had laid uncovered for centuries until ISIS used bulldozers to raze the Mar Elian monastery, which is more than 1,500 years old...

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