Julian the Apostate
Roman Emperor who apostatized from Christianity. Overcome and slain through St. Basil's prayer before an image of Our Lady.
Preliminaries
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Overcome and slain through Basil's prayer before an image of Our Lady; Mercury appeared holding a bloodied spear
"Saint Basil overcame and slew Julian the apostate Emperor"