Aug 25 - “St. Genesius” © artwork by Brenda Nippert. Happy Feast Day St. Genesius!
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The leader of a troupe of actors in Rome, Genesius was a gifted actor, comedian and playwright. The emperor Diocletian, who was persecuting Christians, was known to visit the theater. Genesius, who was a pagan, had an idea to win himself favor. He wrote a play that made fun of the Christian faith, thinking the emperor would love it as he was coming into the city to celebrate 20 years as emperor. Genesius even pretended to be a convert and approached the Christians in the city who were hiding in fear of their lives. He learned about their faith so he could write and act in the play to make fun of them. The emperor was present at the performance and Genesius was playing his role, poking fun at baptism.
The only problem was, as the play went on, Genesius couldn't stop thinking about what he learned from the Christians. Suddenly right in the middle of the play, it all made sense to him and he believed in Jesus. Right on stage he began to profess his faith. He even addressed the emperor himself, inviting him to embrace the truth of Christianity. The emperor was enraged and Genesius was arrested. He refused to take back his words even when tortured and was put to death. Though he wasn't a Christian long, Genesius was certainly a brave one.
His feast day is August 25.
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