The Four-Hundred and Forty Martyrs Who Were Killed by the Lombards
The Four-Hundred and Forty Martyrs Who Were Killed by the Lombards
Martyrs
Italian martyrs, 440 in number, refused to participate in idol worship and were slain by the Lombards in the year 579. Among them are known the names of the presbyter Sanctulus and the hermit Gospicius.