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<p>[QUOTE="talerman, post: 8401001, member: 89314"]ST. ANTONY</p><p><br /></p><p>Italy PIACENZA Odoardo Farnese 10 Soldi (Buttalà) n.d. (1622-46)</p><p><br /></p><p>St. Antony was said to have been martyred at Piacenza or Travo, in the Persecution of the Christians by Emperor Diocletian (303 A.D.). Sabinus, Bishop of Piacenza (c.333-420) established his sanctuary, following a rediscovery of the relics, and he is the patron saint of Piacenza. A later tradition made him a member of the legendary Theban Legion, a Roman legion from Egypt—"6666 men"— who converted en masse to Christianity and were martyred together in 286, according to the hagiographies of St. Maurice, their leader.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1490570[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1490571[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="talerman, post: 8401001, member: 89314"]ST. ANTONY Italy PIACENZA Odoardo Farnese 10 Soldi (Buttalà) n.d. (1622-46) St. Antony was said to have been martyred at Piacenza or Travo, in the Persecution of the Christians by Emperor Diocletian (303 A.D.). Sabinus, Bishop of Piacenza (c.333-420) established his sanctuary, following a rediscovery of the relics, and he is the patron saint of Piacenza. A later tradition made him a member of the legendary Theban Legion, a Roman legion from Egypt—"6666 men"— who converted en masse to Christianity and were martyred together in 286, according to the hagiographies of St. Maurice, their leader. [ATTACH=full]1490570[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1490571[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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