Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (IV century) according to the hagiographic tradition; a group of Roman soldiers belonging to the Legio XII Fulminata; martyred for their Christian faith in 320. The Forty suffered martyrdom at Sebaste; in Armenia Minor; victims of the persecution of Licinius; unleashed from the year 316. 'Incamminavansi wagons which rested over the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. One was even half-dead. Foolishly pious volean save the Gentiles: but see how the mother accorra to comfort his son; the brave inflame the heavenly palm; and it arms itself discloses that the chariot; in which lie the remains of the champions of Christ. The face of the mother oh! as evidenced by the contrast of love and faith. ' March 10 Lithograph by Philip Bigioli (1798 -1878) Rome 1843