St. Symphorian
Early Christian martyr who was executed under Emperor Aurelian. His mother encouraged him to look to heaven as he was being dragged to martyrdom.
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Verse 16: And God Made Two Great Lights
— Described as a young martyr under Emperor Aurelian, encouraged by his mother to look to heaven
"So the young St. Symphorian, when under the Emperor Aurelian he was being dragged to martyrdom, was encouraged by his mother with these words: "My son, my son, remember eternal life, look up to heaven,"