How a Christian Ended the Gladiators (Telemachus)

The story of Telemachus, gladiators, & how Christianity ended a thousand year old entertainment. LINKS: The story of the Holy Martyr Telemachus: https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2017/01/holy-martyr-telemachus-who-put-end-to.html Another article about St Telemachus with a look at a famous painting: https://www.liturgicalartsjournal.com/2023/06/the-legend-of-st-telemachus-last-martyr.html The Orthodox Wiki article about Saint Telemachus (also known as Almachius) who ended the gladiators: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Telemachus A section from the famous 'Foxe's Book of Martyrs' that features the story of Telemachus and the gladiators (see 'the last roman triumph'): https://www.ccel.org/f/foxe/martyrs/fox103.htm The story of Alypius and the gladiators by Saint Augustine: https://members.tripod.com/campbell_university/alypius.htm Amongst our supporters are our friends at Orthodox Youth Ministries, helping the next generation of our faith: https://www.theoym.org/ Please consider supporting Patristix and help us not just continue, but to create even MORE content: https://ko-fi.com/patristix You can also help us by getting Patristix graphic designs on ALL SORTS of merch at our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/patristix/shop?asc=u Also follow us on social media for cool graphics, pictures and info: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Patristix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patristixgram/