Saint Galene and Saint Valene
AND THE TEN THOUSAND CRUCIFIED MARTYRS (2nd century).
Galene and Valene were among the ten thousand Christians crucified on Mount Ararat in Greater Armenia during the reign of Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century. Their bodies were transferred in 1468 to the city of Geldern, where they are honored through numerous miracles. A feast day was established in their honor on June 22 by the Archbishop of Cologne.
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SAINT GALENE AND SAINT VALENE,
AND THE TEN THOUSAND CRUCIFIED MARTYRS (2nd century).
Historical context of the crucifixion
The text recalls the torment of the cross inflicted upon Christ, then applied massively to the Jews by the emperors Vespasian and Titus during the siege of Jerusalem.
The torment of the cross, inflicted at the request of the Jews upon Our Lord Jesus Christ by Pontius Pilate, was subsequently inflicted upon the Jews themselves by the emperors Vespasian and Titus, docile, albeit blind, instruments of divine vengeance, which punished this deicide race by the law of retaliation.
During the siege that these emperors laid to Jerusalem, all the Jews who fell into their hands were crucified by them in front of and in sight of the city; five hundred, and sometimes more, were executed in this way each day. The multitude of those who endured this torment was such that the crosses appeared as thick in the countryside as the ears of a harvest. There was a lack of space for the gallows and the corpses. It was b y this same torme l'empereur Adrien Abbot sent to England to restore monastic discipline. nt that the emperor Hadrian, that cruel persecutor, caused te n thousand mont Ararat Site of the martyrdom of the ten thousand Christians. Christian s to peris Alexandrie City in Armenia near Mount Ararat, distinct from Alexandria in Egypt. h on Mount Ararat, near Alexandria, a city of Greater Armenia.
The martyrdom of Mount Ararat
Under Emperor Hadrian, ten thousand Christians, including Galene and Valene, suffered martyrdom by crucifixion on Mount Ararat in Greater Armenia.
Among these martyrs were Galene and Val ene, w Galène Martyr crucified under Emperor Hadrian. hose bodie Valène Martyr crucified under Emperor Hadrian. s, during the pontificate of Paul II and the reign of Emperor Frederick III, and while Adolph, Count of Egmont, governed the province of Guelders, in the year 1468, were transferred to the city of Guelders. They h ville de Gueldre Place of translation and veneration of relics. ave not ceased to be held in great honor there and to shine with miracles. The Archbishop of Cologne, Herm an of Hesse, in Herman de Hesse Archbishop of Cologne who instituted the feast of the saints. stituted, with the approval of the Holy See, an anniversary feast in their honor, and fixed it for June 22.
Translation of relics and institution of the cult
In 1468, the bodies of the saints were transferred to Guelders; a cult and an annual feast were instituted by the Archbishop of Cologne with the agreement of the Pope.
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The miracles of Saint Galene and Saint Valene
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- Martyrdom by crucifixion on Mount Ararat under Emperor Hadrian
- Translation of the relics in 1468 in the city of Guelders
- Establishment of an anniversary feast by the Archbishop of Cologne