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Why was St. Genesius killed?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Genesius was an actor in ancient Rome who used to perform for the emperor, usually plays making fun of Christians. He had a sudden conversion and refused to perform anti-Christian plays so was martyred.

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