"The popular Ridley Scott film, 'Gladiator,' attracted a great deal of attention back in the year 2000 when it was released. The ads for the film had a dramatic voiceover about 'a gladiator who defied an emperor.' Of course, the film was fictional. It may have made for an entertaining movie, but there was no great hero named Maximus who defeated a corrupt emperor in the arena.
"As the popular saying reminds us, truth is often stranger than fiction. There was a person who defied the might of the Roman Empire before a baying crowd, but it was no great warrior, it was a young Christian girl, Agnes."
In a recent commentary, Bishop Richard G. Henning, the bishop of the Diocese of Providence
(RI), reflected on the witness of St. Agnes and some of its consequences.
To access Bishop Henning's complete essay, please visit:
The State of Hope: St. Agnes' courageous witness is a gift for Christian believers (18 JAN 24)
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