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Events

• St. Lucian, a priest and martyr, undertook a new (seventh) edition of the Old Testament from Hebrew into Greek under Emperor Diocletian
• Maximian and Diocletian ordered by edict that the books of Moses and other Sacred Scripture be surrendered for burning; many faithful resisted and obtained the laurel of martyrdom

Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture

• The Septuagint Translation and Greek Translators — St. Lucian's translation under Diocletian

  "Seventh was St. Lucian, a priest and martyr, under Diocletian, who undertook a new edition from Hebrew into Greek."

• Moses as the Most Ancient Theologian, Philosopher, Poet, and Historian — Diocletian and Maximian's edict to burn the sacred books

  "When Maximian and Diocletian ordered by edict that the books of Moses and the other books of Sacred Scripture be handed over to them for burning, the faithful resisted, preferring to die rather than surrender them."