maybourne hotel group is a british luxury hotel operator , that owns and manages the berkeley , claridge 's and the connaught .

in 2004 , irish businessman derek quinlan formed takeover vehicle coroin ltd , majority owned by his own company quinlan private , to take over the then savoy group of hotels and london properties .

other shareholders included irish property entrepreneur patrick mckillen , who took a 36 % stake .

after selling the savoy , the company was renamed on january 24 , 2005 as the maybourne hotel group .

after quinlan fell into financial difficulties during the financial crisis of 2007 – 2008 , the group sought additional investors to offset its outstanding £ 660m debt .

the barclay brothers who also own the ritz hotel , took a minority stake in 2011 .

by this time , the irish national asset management agency had taken control of the outstanding bank debt , and later agreed sale to the barclay brothers .

this resulted in a london high court case between the barclays and mckillen to resolve control of the £ 1bn asset group .

in august 2012 the high court found in favour of the barclays , a ruling confirmed in the court of appeal in july 2013 .

however , by march 2014 mckillen was still seeking control of the company via his own and quinlan 's shareholdings in coroin .

on 22 december 2012 maybourne hotel group announced that it had completed its planned refinancing with a loan of £ 547 million in five year debt facilities arranged by blackstone real estate debt strategies ( breds ) .

the loan was underwritten by bank of america merrill lynch ( baml ) , the royal bank of canada ( rbc ) , wells fargo bank ( wells ) and breds .

this followed a rights issue of £ 145 million concluded earlier the same week with its existing shareholders .

the group stated that this would enable it to repay its current £ 660 million loan and continue to invest in its hotels .

in may 2015 the middle eastern group qatar 's constellation hotels gained a 64 % stake in the company .

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maybourne hotel group owns and manages claridge ' s , the connaught and the berkeley – three of the most renowned hotels in london .
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it is not clear whether maybourne is currently in negotiations about taking on other hotel management contracts in those locations .
the battle for control of maybourne hotel group , owner of claridge ' s , the connaught and the berkeley sets irish property entrepreneur patrick mckillen against sir david and sir frederick barclay , owners of telegraph media group , parent company of the daily telegraph . they also own the ritz hotel in london .
quinlan private also owns the jurys inn hotel chain , having acquired the budget group in a deal worth €1 . 165bn ( £1 . 12bn ) in 2007 .
constellation hotels has become a major investor in the luxury hotel market in recent years , including the intercontinental london park lane in 2013 and le grand hotel in paris last year .
constellation hotels - which is owned by qatar holding , the sovereign wealth fund backed by the qatari royal family - has bought a 64pc stake in coroin , the holding company which owns the maybourne hotel group , made up of claridge ' s , the berkeley and the connaught .
claridge’s first - ever cookbook celebrates the best - loved dishes and drinks from the hotel’s past and present .
maybourne is run by stephen alden , an experienced hotelier who has run luxury properties in new york and venice .
mr mckillen controls 36pc of coroin , parent company of maybourne . he claims his pre - emption rights over other shareholdings in coroin have been breached by sir david and sir frederick ' s stake - building in the £1bn group .
maybourne ' s hotels are among the best - known in the world . mr quinlan renamed the group after selling the savoy , which is located on the strand , to the saudi prince alwaleed bin talal for £230m in 2005 .
mr quinlan , who is the controlling shareholder in maybourne hotel group , which owns and manages the berkeley , claridge ' s and the connaught , has asked lazard to identify opportunities to help him expand the company internationally . among these will be the recruitment of outside investors or a stock market listing that would be expected to value the company at more than £1bn .
lord grabiner made no issue about his clients ' wish to take control of the hotel group . he said :
at all times my clients have been keen to acquire these assets . they want to own them . there is no secret about that .
mr mckillen ' s involvement with the company dates back to 2004 when maybourne was taken over by a consortium including derek quinlan , backed by irish debt . although the hotels traded well when the credit crisis hit maybourne ' s £660m debt was taken over by the irish bad bank nama .
according to accounts filed at companies house , maybourne is controlled by its parent company , coroin ( which means
crown
in gaelic ) .
sir david and sir frederick are the owners of telegraph media group , publisher of the daily telegraph . the value of the transaction has not been disclosed .
however , he argued the matter before the court was not about how sir david and sir frederick had taken control of the group but about how mr mckillen had lost it .
through his private equity and real estate investment firm , quinlan private , mr quinlan had led a consortium of wealthy individuals who bought the then savoy group for £750m in 2004 .
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mr quinlan also owns a large chunk of property adjacent to the berkeley and has retained lord foster , the leading architect , to devise a plan for a substantial expansion of the hotel .
maybourne hotels never stand still . we are constantly innovating and updating , with ideas that we hope will delight and inspire our guests . whether it’s the introduction of a cocktail - tasting concept , the publication of a groundbreaking cookbook or the opening of a new restaurant , we are always on the go . drop in here to read about what’s new in the world of maybourne .
the maybourne hotels have been the subject of persistent speculation about their future ownership , including the suggestion – subsequently denied – that the italian designer giorgio armani was in discussions to buy the berkeley .
an outright sale of the business is understood not to be on mr quinlan ' s agenda , and a final decision about the route that maybourne will ultimately pursue could still be some time off .
set in mayfair , claridge ' s is known and loved for its splendour , charm and impeccable service . the hotel ' s original art deco interiors have been sensitively interwoven with modern flourishes , such as contemporary suites and a michelin - starred restaurant .
alongside mr quinlan , coroin ' s investors include patrick mckillen , the irish property mogul , moya doherty and john mccolgan , the promoters of riverdance , and kyran mclaughlin , who is the chairman of elan corporation , the irish pharmaceuticals group , and is also a director of budget airline ryanair and davy stockbrokers .
between knightsbridge and belgravia , the berkeley treads its own path . this hotel has an independent spirit and eye for style , with rooms by leading designers , and a creative take on afternoon tea . from the blue bar up to the top - floor spa and pool , the berkeley is at once intimate and inspiring , sophisticated and surprising .
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a qatari investment vehicle has taken a majority stake in three of london’s most prestigious hotels in a landmark deal .
the sellers of the stake were the family interests of sir david and sir frederick barclay , and irish businessman derek quinlan .
the barclays first bought in to coroin in january 2011 , buying interests held by property investors the green family .
speaking on behalf of the barclay interests , representative richard faber said : “the business has performed strongly during the four years of our involvement and this has been a very successful investment for us . . . we are pleased to have concluded this transaction . ”
a long - running legal dispute about the ownership of three of london ' s most famous hotels opened in the high court today .
the dispute centres around actions taken by sir david and sir frederick in first buying equity stakes in coroin then buying the associated debt from nama .
mr mckillen alleges he was frozen out of the deals contrary to shareholder agreements drawn up when the hotels were first acquired .
his barrister philip marshall qc told the high court in london :
the question is that what they [ sir david and sir frederick ] have sought to do was unlawful and in breach of mr mckillen ' s rights .
the allegation was refuted by sir david and sir frederick ' s barrister lord grabiner qc .
he said :
mr mckillen thought if he threw enough mud at my clients they might be prepared to settle . the truth is it is mr mckillen who has behaved badly .
what mr mckillen does not want or like is that he may be squeezed out of coroin because he cannot afford to stay in it ,
lord grabiner submitted .
sir david and sir frederick cannot be held responsible for this .
it is a fact of life that if you want to be a shareholder of a company with a value approaching £1bn but have no money , you are likely to lose out in the end .
derek quinlan , the former property tycoon who owns some of london ' s most lavish hotels , has appointed investment bankers to assess an expansion plan that could include a lucrative stock market flotation .
the injection of third - party capital into the company will be looked at seriously ,
a person close to mr quinlan said .
mr quinlan believes there is an opportunity to grow the business by managing top - end hotels in other
gateway cities
, such as dubai , moscow , new york and paris .
although mr quinlan , who began his career at coopers & lybrand , the accounting firm , and then worked with the irish revenue commissioners as a tax inspector , has had a large number of approaches to buy each of his individual hotels , it is understood that none of the enquiries have met his valuations of the assets .
since then , he has invested tens of millions of pounds in the three remaining properties , including new spa and leisure facilities at the connaught , which is situated between green park and bond street in london ' s west end .
among the rival bidders it beat to win the auction were the irish horse - racing magnates jp mcmanus and john magnier .
quinlan private was established in 1989 and now includes a division which focuses on developing real estate investment opportunities in central and eastern europe .
among the other assets in its portfolio are an estate of 47 four - and five - star marriott hotels located across britain and the headquarters of bank of ireland and eircom , two of dublin ' s largest commercial property developments .
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found at the heart of mayfair village , the connaught offers a discreet blend of tradition and freshness . it has always been the choice for connoisseurs of the art of living well – where personalised service and a passion for traditional craftsmanship mix with contemporary flair .
designed for living , crafted for entertaining : andré fu’s contemporary glass penthouse is the sensational new definition of ‘wow’ .
indoor - outdoor living merge seamlessly in our stunning andré fu - designed glass penthouse – the new height of contemporary luxury .
from turf - smoked trout to lancashire custard tart , the new lunch menu at marcus is the creation of five inspired chefs .
fera at claridge’s launched an own - label artisan gin , inspired by the innovative flavour combinations found in our michelin - starred cuisine .
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long known for our artistic associations , the connaught has launched a series of outdoor painting masterclasses .
from michelin stars and traditional tea to inimitable cocktails and creative canapes , our restaurants and bars offer some of london’s most sought - after experiences .
for the most memorable gift imaginable , treat someone special to one of our carefully - curated experiences at claridge’s , the connaught or the berkeley .
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set in the heart of mayfair , claridge’s is an art deco icon and a byword for timeless elegance . since the 1850s , claridge’s has excelled at the finer things in life : glamorous design , inspiring dining , impeccable service . today we draw on this history but also look to the future , blending innovation with the traditions of the past . above all , we are here to ensure your visit is an experience you will never forget . there are many 5 - star hotels in london but nowhere quite like claridge’s .
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antonio sitzia may have been born in beautiful sardinia , but this man is no island .
he is the opposite , a personality that’s magnetic , embracing and always engaging . speaking to antonio one morning during breakfast , a guest approached , gently placed her arm around antonio , looked at me and said , “this man is very special , we love him” .
for a brief moment it seemed that i was being allowed into a secret world , a world that is the collins room , that holds antonio and his heart within . let’s go back to the story about how he came to be here at the berkeley , because he very nearly didn’t make it , which would have been a great loss to us all .
antonio’s father was a businessman , running a family chain of butcher shops in and around quatu , a coastal town on the north of the island .
following in sardinia’s seafaring tradition , antonio attended a nautical school and dreamed of becoming the skipper of his own boat . however , the family business called , and antonio started at the bottom sweeping floors . knowing antonio you understand that he is driven to be the best , and he eventually became head butcher on his own merit , no leg up from his father required !
now he had proven himself , antonio decided he wanted bigger challenges . he set about following a new dream – and that’s when he came to london .
in his own words he , “started the adventure of london” , by “standing on his own two feet” . luckily he had a cousin who lived in london , giving him a solid base from which to launch into london life .
and even more fortunately , his cousin had a cousin who was working at the berkeley . antonio worked hard to learn english , having never spoken the language , and was speaking like a genuine londoner in no time .
he first worked in the events team , and pushed himself hard , worked as many hours as was needed , improved his english , and built a reputation for always being there .
and he also learnt that he loved being with the guests . this insight propelled him to the collins room , a place he could see would allow him to really get to know and look after guests , and above all make a difference .
antonio describes the collins room as a room without a door , quite true in an architectural sense , but what he really means is that it is “an open house” , “it embraces everybody” .
while he won’t admit that he has a favourite time of day , he does enjoy meeting new people , and often that is during prêt - à - portea , the unique celebration of the traditional english afternoon tea .
when antonio is not on duty he will be at his other home , in rochester in kent , and he will be reading historical novels , cooking some sardinian ravioli , or pottering around his garden with its apple tree and resident fox .
but his thoughts always drift to the collins room . it has somehow captured his imagination and soul , like nothing in his life ever has , or ever will . it has his signature . he was born for it .
alan noone’s chief role is to keep everyone happy , from the guests to the staff .
for mourad khiat , the genius behind prêt - à - portea , inspiration comes from all sorts of places .


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fermentum is a practice of the early christian church whereby bishops affirmed their communion with one another .

the custom of the fermentum was first practiced as early as 120 ad .

a particle of the eucharistic bread was carried by a minister of the church from the bishop of one diocese to the bishop of another diocese .

the receiving bishop would then consume the species at his next celebration of the eucharist as a sign of the communion between the churches .

the term fermentum was probably a reference to the eucharist as the leaven of the christian life , and as the instrument by which christians spread throughout the world were united in the one body of christ as a leaven to the world .

in the 2nd century , popes sent the eucharist to other bishops as a pledge of unity of faith , this being the origin of the expression to be in communion with each other , and such communion already considered essential to christianity in the 2nd-century writings of st. ignatius of antioch and st. irenaeus .

on occasion , bishops also sent out fermenti to their priests . john .

d. zizioulas ( the metropolitan of pergamon ) in his doctoral thesis ( university of athens , 1964 ) takes the position that by the mid-3rd century the bishops were exercising fermentum with the ( local to the metropolitan ) parishes that did have a presiding bishop in order to communicate/retain the unity of the church under the bishop .

while this was due to the growth of the christian church it is also due to extensive persecution of the church , especially aimed at the bishops .

at papal masses around 700 ad klausen states : " saying the salutation ' pax domini sit semper vobiscum ' – [ the peace of the lord be always with you ] – the pope immersed the particle which came from the previous day 's mass in the chalice and at the same time broke off a piece of bread which he had consecrated , and which was to serve as a fermentum at the next service "

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l . fermentum ameliorates ethanol - induced gastric injury in mice ( r ) .
l . fermentum can reduce inflammation of the upper small intestine in mice ( r ) .
green tea extract and l . fermentum protect liver cells against ethanol exposure ( r ) .
l . fermentum decreases rac , p38 , and nf - kappab activation ( r ) .
l . fermentum reduces gastrointestinal and upper respiratory tract infections in infants ( r , r ) .
l . fermentum increases lactobacillus , bifidobacterium and eubacterium levels in mice ( r , r ) .
l . fermentum significantly alleviates liver damage in alcoholic liver disease mice ( r , r ) .
l . fermentum increase in the proportion of natural killer ( nk ) cells ( r ) .
l . fermentum both increases ( r ) and decreases il - 4 ( r , r ) .
l . fermentum reduces the duration and severity of respiratory illness in highly trained distance runners ( r ) .
l . fermentum increases iga ( r , r , r ) , and decreases ige ( r ) .
l . fermentum increases the activity of antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase , catalase , and glutathione peroxidase ( r ) .
l . fermentum stimulates mucosal immunity , by stimulating tracheal lymphocyte proliferation and increasing lung macrophage population ( r ) .
l . fermentum reduced the severity of gastrointestinal and respiratory illness symptoms in male but not female cyclists ( r ) .
l . fermentum inhibits the growth of gardnerella vaginalis ( r ) and e . coli ( r ) in mice .
l . fermentum attenuates colitis and accelerates colitis recovery in mice and rats ( r , r , r , r ) .
l . fermentum increases the igg2a response over igg1 , indicating a th1 - biased humoral response ( r , r ) .
l . fermentum both increases ( r , r , r ) and decreases il - 10 ( r , r ) .
l . fermentum decreases il - 1 β , tnf - α , and inos ( r , r , r ) .
l . fermentum was shown to increase the bioavailability of calcium , phosphorus , and zinc in fermented goat milk ( r ) .
l . fermentum alleviates pain and reduces the load of staphylococcus in the breastmilk of women suffering from painful breastfeeding ( r ) .
l . fermentum normalizes the composition of gut microbiota and alleviates ampicillin - induced inflammation in the colon in mice ( r ) .
l . fermentum reduces anxiety - like behavior and alleviates the ampicillin - induced impairment in memory retention in mice ( r ) .
l . fermentum elevates mineralocorticoid and n - methyl - d - aspartate receptors in the hippocampus after ampicillin treatment ( r ) .
a strain of l . fermentum agr1487 causes a pro - inflammatory response in the host and should be avoided ( r ) .
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l . fermentum alleviates immunosenescence by enhancing antioxidant enzyme activities , and was shown to reduce e . coli infection in aging mice ( r ) .
l . fermentum improves resistance against lethal influenza infection in both mice and chicken , by activating the th1 response and augmenting iga production ( r ) .
both live and dead l . fermentum have been demonstrated to attenuate the inflammatory process and diminish inflammatory mediators in laboratory experiments ( r , r ) .
l . fermentum enhances the protective effect of ssanghwa - tang ( sht ) , a traditional herbal medicine formula , on rat liver ( r ) .
l . fermentum increases il - 2 ( r , r ) and decreases il - 6 ( r ) and il - 8 ( r ) .
l . fermentum inhibits both c . albicans and c . glabrata , the two most common pathogenic yeasts of humans , in the laboratory ( r ) .
l . fermentum increases ifn - γ ( r , r , r , r ) ( a study where it was decreased : ( r ) ) .
the results demonstrated that l . fermentum uco - 979c is a very good candidate as a probiotic for the protection of humans against h . pylori infections .
l . fermentum degrades αs1 - casein and lowers the recognition and the binding of this casein to ige from the blood of patients with cow’s milk allergy ( r ) .
l . fermentum is one of the less studied probiotic strains that shows many promising health benefits , such as boosting the immune response , improving liver health and lowering cholesterol levels .
lactobacillus fermentum is a gram - positive lactic acid bacterium , commonly found in fermenting animal and plant material . it is also commonly found as a component of the human microbiota .
l . fermentum combats streptococcus pneumoniae ( r ) , pseudomonas aeruginosa ( r ) , s . typhimurium infection in mice ( r , r ) and salmonella infection in mice ( r ) .
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l . fermentum reduces total blood cholesterol , total triglyceride levels and low - density lipoprotein ( ldl ) cholesterol in mice . it also decreased body weight and liver weight / body weight ratio ( r ) .
l . fermentum increases occludin , egf , egfr , vegf , fit - 1 , iκb - α , nnos , enos , mn - sod , cu / zn - sod , cat ( r ) .
l . fermentum suppresses the growth of staphylococci , enterotoxigenic enterobacteria and candida albicans ( r ) . it was shown to combat s . aureus and p . aeruginosa , common pathogens in hospital - acquired infections ( r ) .
l . fermentum is commonly found in fermented food products and is considered a “generally recognized as safe” ( gras ) organism by the us fda ( r ) . it was found to be safe in infants and children ( r , r ) .
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fermentum was located 30 minutes from our hotel in northern rome ( not its fault ) . definitely a better choice for those coming from colosseum or south . located next to a huge nature area bisected by a roman aqueduct that runs for miles . definitely worth a look . . . .
helicobacter pylori is considered as the main risk factor in the development of gastric cancer . in the present study , we performed a detailed characterization of the probiotic properties and the anti - h . pylori activity of a previously isolated lactobacillus strain — lactobacillus fermentum uco - 979c — obtained from human gut .
oral administration of l . fermentum potentates the immunologic response of an anti - influenza vaccine and may provide enhanced systemic protection by increasing the th1 response and virus - neutralizing antibodies . the incidence of an influenza - like illness during 5 months after vaccination was decreased in the group that consumed this probiotic ( r , r ) .
following an application from biosearch life , submitted for authorisation of a health claim pursuant to article 14 of regulation ( ec ) no 1924 / 2006 via the competent authority of france , the efsa panel on dietetic products , nutrition and allergies ( nda ) was asked to deliver an opinion on the scientific substantiation of a health claim related to lactobacillus fermentum cect 5716 and decreases the staphylococcus load in breast milk . high staphylococcus load in breast milk is a risk factor for infectious mastitis . the scope of the application was proposed to fall under a health claim referring to disease risk reduction . the panel considers that lactobacillus fermentum cect 5716 is sufficiently characterised . in the context of this application , the staphylococcus load in breast milk can be considered a risk factor for the development of infectious mastitis , as long as evidence is provided that the consumption of lactobacillus fermentum cect 5716 reduces the staphylococcus load in breast milk as well as the incidence of infectious mastitis . three human intervention studies investigated the effect of lactobacillus fermentum cect 5716 on the staphylococcus load of breast milk in lactating women . one of these studies was conducted in lactating women free of infectious mastitis at baseline . the panel considers that no conclusions can be drawn from this study for the scientific substantiation of the claim owing to important methodological limitations . the other two studies were conducted in lactating women with infectious mastitis and , therefore , the effect of the intervention on the incidence of infectious mastitis cannot be assessed . the panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of lactobacillus fermentum cect 5716 and a reduction of the staphylococcus load in breast milk which reduces the risk of infectious mastitis .
small pieces of the consecrated bread from the episcopal mass , called fermentum ( leaven ) , were sent to parish churches and placed in the consecrated wine at the eucharist to signify the unity of the christian assembly with their bishop . this practice dates from the fifth century in rome . it continues today in some dioceses of the episcopal church on maundy thursday . a fragment of bread from a eucharist celebrated by the bishop during holy week is placed in the cup after the eucharistic prayer at the evening parish liturgy . a related custom is called commixture , in which the presider places a fragment of consecrated bread in the cup at every eucharist . it is infrequently practiced in the episcopal church today . see commixture .
the strain tolerated ph 3 . 0 ; grew in the presence of 2 % bile salts ; produced lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide ; aggregated in saline solution ; showed high hydrophobicity ; showed high adherence to glass ; caco - 2 and gastric adenocarcinoma human cells ( ags ) cells ; showed an efficient colonization in mongolian gerbils ; and potently inhibited the growth and urease activity of h . pylori strains . l . fermentum uco - 979c significantly inhibited h . pylori - induced il - 8 production in ags cells and reduced the viability of h . pylori . with regard to innocuousness , the strain uco - 979c was susceptible to several antibiotics and did not produce histamine or beta - haemolysis in blood agar containing red blood cells from various origins .
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1 . soter , bishop of the church of rome , died after an episcopate of eight years , and was succeeded by eleutherus , the twelfth from the apostles . in the seventeenth year of the emperor antoninus verus , the persecution of our people was rekindled more fiercely in certain districts on account of an insurrection of the masses in the cities ; and judging by the number in a single nation , myriads suffered martyrdom throughout the world . a record of this was written for posterity , and in truth it is worthy of perpetual remembrance .
2 . a full account , containing the most reliable information on the subject , is given in our collection of martyrdoms , which constitutes a narrative instructive as well as historical . i will repeat here such portions of this account as may be needful for the present purpose .
3 . other writers of history record the victories of war and trophies won from enemies , the skill of generals , and the manly bravery of soldiers , defiled with blood and with innumerable slaughters for the sake of children and country and other possessions .
4 . but our narrative of the government of god will record in ineffaceable letters the most peaceful wars waged in behalf of the peace of the soul , and will tell of men doing brave deeds for truth rather than country , and for piety rather than dearest friends . it will hand down to imperishable remembrance the discipline and the much - tried fortitude of the athletes of religion , the trophies won from demons , the victories over invisible enemies , and the crowns placed upon all their heads .
chapter 1 . the number of those who fought for religion in gaul under verus and the nature of their conflicts .
1 . the country in which the arena was prepared for them was gaul , of which lyons and vienne are the principal and most celebrated cities . the rhone passes through both of them , flowing in a broad stream through the entire region .
2 . the most celebrated churches in that country sent an account of the witnesses to the churches in asia and phrygia , relating in the following manner what was done among them .
3 . the servants of christ residing at vienne and lyons , in gaul , to the brethren through out asia and phrygia , who hold the same faith and hope of redemption , peace and grace and glory from god the father and christ jesus our lord .
4 . then , having related some other matters , they begin their account in this manner : the greatness of the tribulation in this region , and the fury of the heathen against the saints , and the sufferings of the blessed witnesses , we cannot recount accurately , nor indeed could they possibly be recorded .
5 . for with all his might the adversary fell upon us , giving us a foretaste of his unbridled activity at his future coming . he endeavored in every manner to practice and exercise his servants against the servants of god , not only shutting us out from houses and baths and markets , but forbidding any of us to be seen in any place whatever .
7 . first of all , they endured nobly the injuries heaped upon them by the populace ; clamors and blows and draggings and robberies and stonings and imprisonments , and all things which an infuriated mob delight in inflicting on enemies and adversaries .
8 . then , being taken to the forum by the chiliarch and the authorities of the city , they were examined in the presence of the whole multitude , and having confessed , they were imprisoned until the arrival of the governor .
and his neighbor , interfered . his life was so consistent that , although young , he had attained a
and fervent in spirit . such being his character , he could not endure the unreasonable judgment against us , but was filled with indignation , and asked to be permitted to testify in behalf of his brethren , that there is among us nothing ungodly or impious .
, being well pleased even to lay down his life in defense of the brethren . for he was and is a
and the proto - witnesses were manifestly ready , and finished their confession with all eagerness . but some appeared unprepared and untrained , weak as yet , and unable to endure so great a conflict . about ten of these proved
, which has perhaps a little stronger manuscript support . but valesius points out that the former word is more unusual , and therefore more likely to have been changed into the latter by a copyist than the latter into the former . ]
12 . then all of us feared greatly on account of uncertainty as to their confession ; not because we dreaded the sufferings to be endured , but because we looked to the end , and were afraid that some of them might fall away .
13 . but those who were worthy were seized day by day , filling up their number , so that all the zealous persons , and those through whom especially our affairs had been established , were collected together out of the two churches .
14 . and some of our heathen servants also were seized , as the governor had commanded that all of us should be examined publicly . these , being ensnared by satan , and fearing for themselves the tortures which they beheld the saints endure , and being also urged on by the soldiers , accused us falsely of thyestean banquets and œdipodean intercourse , and of deeds which are not only unlawful for us to speak of or to think , but which we cannot believe were ever done by men .
15 . when these accusations were reported , all the people raged like wild beasts against us , so that even if any had before been moderate on account of friendship , they were now exceedingly furious and gnashed their teeth against us . and that which was spoken by
16 . then finally the holy witnesses endured sufferings beyond description , satan striving earnestly that some of the slanders might be uttered by them also .
18 . for while we all trembled , and her earthly mistress , who was herself also one of the witnesses , feared that on account of the weakness of her body , she would be unable to make bold confession , blandina was filled with such power as to be delivered and raised above those who were torturing her by turns from morning till evening in every manner , so that they acknowledged that they were conquered , and could do nothing more to her . and they were astonished at her endurance , as her entire body was mangled and broken ; and they testified that one of these forms of torture was sufficient to destroy life , not to speak of so many and so great sufferings .
19 . but the blessed woman , like a noble athlete , renewed her strength in her confession ; and her comfort and recreation and relief from the pain of her sufferings was in exclaiming , ' i am a christian , and there is nothing vile done by us . '
20 . but sanctus also endured marvelously and superhumanly all the outrages which he suffered . while the wicked men hoped , by the continuance and severity of his tortures to wring something from him which he ought not to say , he girded himself against them with such firmness that he would not even tell his name , or the nation or city to which he belonged , or whether he was bond or free , but answered in the roman tongue to all their questions , ' i am a christian . ' he confessed this instead of name and city and race and everything besides , and the people heard from him no other word .
21 . there arose therefore on the part of the governor and his tormentors a great desire to conquer him ; but having nothing more that they could do to him , they finally fastened red - hot brazen plates to the most tender parts of his body .
22 . and these indeed were burned , but he continued unbending and unyielding , firm in his confession , and refreshed and strengthened by the heavenly fountain of the water of life , flowing from the bowels of christ .
23 . and his body was a witness of his sufferings , being one complete wound and bruise , drawn out of shape , and altogether unlike a human form . christ , suffering in him , manifested his glory , delivering him from his adversary , and making him an ensample for the others , showing that nothing is fearful where the love of the father is , and nothing painful where there is the glory of christ .
24 . for when the wicked men tortured him a second time after some days , supposing that with his body swollen and inflamed to such a degree that he could not bear the touch of a hand , if they should again apply the same instruments , they would overcome him , or at least by his death under his sufferings others would be made afraid , not only did not this occur , but , contrary to all human expectation , his body arose and stood erect in the midst of the subsequent torments , and resumed its original appearance and the use of its limbs , so that , through the grace of christ , these second sufferings became to him , not torture , but healing .
25 . but the devil , thinking that he had already consumed biblias , who was one of those who had denied christ , desiring to increase her condemnation through the utterance of blasphemy , brought her again to the torture , to compel her , as already feeble and weak , to report impious things concerning us .
26 . but she recovered herself under the suffering , and as if awaking from a deep sleep , and reminded by the present anguish of the eternal punishment in hell , she contradicted the blasphemers . ' how , ' she said , ' could those eat children who do not think it lawful to taste the blood even of irrational animals ? ' and thenceforward she confessed herself a christian , and was given a place in the order of the witnesses .
27 . but as the tyrannical tortures were made by christ of none effect through the patience of the blessed , the devil invented other contrivances — confinement in the dark and most loathsome parts of the prison , stretching of the feet to the fifth hole in the stocks , and the other outrages which his servants are accustomed to inflict upon the prisoners when furious and filled with the devil . a great many were suffocated in prison , being chosen by the lord for this manner of death , that he might manifest in them his glory .
28 . for some , though they had been tortured so cruelly that it seemed impossible that they could live , even with the most careful nursing , yet , destitute of human attention , remained in the prison , being strengthened by the lord , and invigorated both in body and soul ; and they exhorted and encouraged the rest . but such as were young , and arrested recently , so that their bodies had not become accustomed to torture , were unable to endure the severity of their confinement , and died in prison .
29 . the blessed pothinus , who had been entrusted with the bishopric of lyons , was dragged to the judgment seat . he was more than ninety years of age , and very infirm , scarcely indeed able to breathe because of physical weakness ; but he was strengthened by spiritual zeal through his earnest desire for martyrdom . though his body was worn out by old age and disease , his life was preserved that christ might triumph in it .
30 . when he was brought by the soldiers to the tribunal , accompanied by the civil magistrates and a multitude who shouted against him in every manner as if he were christ himself , he bore noble witness .
31 . being asked by the governor , who was the god of the christians , he replied , ' if you are worthy , you shall know . ' then he was dragged away harshly , and received blows of every kind . those near him struck him with their hands and feet , regardless of his age ; and those at a distance hurled at him whatever they could seize ; all of them thinking that they would be guilty of great wickedness and impiety if any possible abuse were omitted . for thus they thought to avenge their own deities . scarcely able to breathe , he was cast into prison and died after two days .
32 . then a certain great dispensation of god occurred , and the compassion of jesus appeared beyond measure , in a manner rarely seen among the brotherhood , but not beyond the power of christ .
33 . for those who had recanted at their first arrest were imprisoned with the others , and endured terrible sufferings , so that their denial was of no profit to them even for the present . but those who confessed what they were were imprisoned as christians , no other accusation being brought against them . but the first were treated afterwards as murderers and defiled , and were punished twice as severely as the others .
34 . for the joy of martyrdom , and the hope of the promises , and love for christ , and the spirit of the father supported the latter ; but their consciences so greatly distressed the former that they were easily distinguishable from all the rest by their very countenances when they were led forth .
35 . for the first went out rejoicing , glory and grace being blended in their faces , so that even their bonds seemed like beautiful ornaments , as those of a bride adorned with variegated golden fringes ; and they were perfumed with the sweet savor of christ , so that some supposed they had been anointed with earthly ointment . but the others were downcast and humble and dejected and filled with every kind of disgrace , and they were reproached by the heathen as ignoble and weak , bearing the accusation of murderers , and having lost the one honorable and glorious and life - giving name . the rest , beholding this , were strengthened , and when apprehended , they confessed without hesitation , paying no attention to the persuasions of the devil .
after these things , finally , their martyrdoms were divided into every form . for plaiting a crown of various colors and of all kinds of flowers , they presented it to the father . it was proper therefore that the noble athletes , having endured a manifold strife , and conquered grandly , should receive the crown , great and incorruptible .
37 . maturus , therefore , and sanctus and blandina and attalus were led to the amphitheater to be exposed to the wild beasts , and to give to the heathen public a spectacle of cruelty , a day for fighting with wild beasts being specially appointed on account of our people .
38 . both maturus and sanctus passed again through every torment in the amphitheater , as if they had suffered nothing before , or rather , as if , having already conquered their antagonist in many contests , they were now striving for the crown itself . they endured again the customary running of the gauntlet and the violence of the wild beasts , and everything which the furious people called for or desired , and at last , the iron chair in which their bodies being roasted , tormented them with the fumes .
39 . and not with this did the persecutors cease , but were yet more mad against them , determined to overcome their patience . but even thus they did not hear a word from sanctus except the confession which he had uttered from the beginning .
40 . these , then , after their life had continued for a long time through the great conflict , were at last sacrificed , having been made throughout that day a spectacle to the world , in place of the usual variety of combats .
41 . but blandina was suspended on a stake , and exposed to be devoured by the wild beasts who should attack her . and because she appeared as if hanging on a cross , and because of her earnest prayers , she inspired the combatants with great zeal . for they looked on her in her conflict , and beheld with their outward eyes , in the form of their sister , him who was crucified for them , that he might persuade those who believe in him , that every one who suffers for the glory of christ has fellowship always with the living god .
42 . as none of the wild beasts at that time touched her , she was taken down from the stake , and cast again into prison . she was preserved thus for another contest , that , being victorious in more conflicts , she might make the punishment of the crooked serpent irrevocable ; and , though small and weak and despised , yet clothed with christ the mighty and conquering athlete , she might arouse the zeal of the brethren , and , having overcome the adversary many times might receive , through her conflict , the crown incorruptible .
43 . but attalus was called for loudly by the people , because he was a person of distinction . he entered the contest readily on account of a good conscience and his genuine practice in christian discipline , and as he had always been a witness for the truth among us .
44 . he was led around the amphitheater , a tablet being carried before him on which was written in the roman language ' this is attalus the christian , ' and the people were filled with indignation against him . but when the governor learned that he was a roman , he commanded him to be taken back with the rest of those who were in prison concerning whom he had written to cæsar , and whose answer he was awaiting .
45 . but the intervening time was not wasted nor fruitless to them ; for by their patience the measureless compassion of christ was manifested . for through their continued life the dead were made alive , and the witnesses showed favor to those who had failed to witness . and the virgin mother had much joy in receiving alive those whom she had brought forth as dead .
were restored , and re - begotten , and rekindled with life , and learned to confess . and being made alive and strengthened , they went to the judgment seat to be again interrogated by the governor ;
47 . for cæsar commanded that they should be put to death , but that any who might deny should be set free . therefore , at the beginning of the public festival which took place there , and which was attended by crowds of men from all nations , the governor brought the blessed ones to the judgment seat , to make of them a show and spectacle for the multitude . wherefore also he examined them again , and beheaded those who appeared to possess roman citizenship , but he sent the others to the wild beasts .
49 . but all the others were added to the church . while these were being examined , a certain alexander , a phrygian by birth , and physician by profession , who had resided in gaul for many years , and was well known to all on account of his love to god and boldness of speech ( for he was not without a share of apostolic grace ) , standing before the judgment seat , and by signs encouraging them to confess , appeared to those standing by as if in travail .
50 . but the people being enraged because those who formerly denied now confessed , cried out against alexander as if he were the cause of this . then the governor summoned him and inquired who he was . and when he answered that he was a christian , being very angry he condemned him to the wild beasts . and on the next day he entered along with attalus . for to please the people , the governor had ordered attalus again to the wild beasts .
51 . and they were tortured in the amphitheater with all the instruments contrived for that purpose , and having endured a very great conflict , were at last sacrificed . alexander neither groaned nor murmured in any manner , but communed in his heart with god .
52 . but when attalus was placed in the iron seat , and the fumes arose from his burning body , he said to the people in the roman language : ' lo ! this which you do is devouring men ; but we do not devour men ; nor do any other wicked thing . ' and being asked , what name god has , he replied , ' god has not a name as man has . '
53 . after all these , on the last day of the contests , blandina was again brought in , with ponticus , a boy about fifteen years old . they had been brought every day to witness the sufferings of the others , and had been pressed to swear by the idols . but because they remained steadfast and despised them , the multitude became furious , so that they had no compassion for the youth of the boy nor respect for the sex of the woman .
54 . therefore they exposed them to all the terrible sufferings and took them through the entire round of torture , repeatedly urging them to swear , but being unable to effect this ; for ponticus , encouraged by his sister so that even the heathen could see that she was confirming and strengthening him , having nobly endured every torture , gave up the ghost .
55 . but the blessed blandina , last of all , having , as a noble mother , encouraged her children and sent them before her victorious to the king , endured herself all their conflicts and hastened after them , glad and rejoicing in her departure as if called to a marriage supper , rather than cast to wild beasts .
56 . and , after the scourging , after the wild beasts , after the roasting seat , she was finally enclosed in a net , and thrown before a bull . and having been tossed about by the animal , but feeling none of the things which were happening to her , on account of her hope and firm hold upon what had been entrusted to her , and her communion with christ , she also was sacrificed . and the heathen themselves confessed that never among them had a woman endured so many and such terrible tortures .
57 . but not even thus was their madness and cruelty toward the saints satisfied . for , incited by the wild beast , wild and barbarous tribes were not easily appeased , and their violence found another peculiar opportunity in the dead bodies .
58 . for , through their lack of manly reason , the fact that they had been conquered did not put them to shame , but rather the more enkindled their wrath as that of a wild beast , and aroused alike the hatred of governor and people to treat us unjustly ; that the scripture might be fulfilled : ' he that is lawless , let him be lawless still , and he that is righteous , let him be righteous still . '
59 . for they cast to the dogs those who had died of suffocation in the prison , carefully guarding them by night and day , lest any one should be buried by us . and they exposed the remains left by the wild beasts and by fire , mangled and charred , and placed the heads of the others by their bodies , and guarded them in like manner from burial by a watch of soldiers for many days .
60 . and some raged and gnashed their teeth against them , desiring to execute more severe vengeance upon them ; but others laughed and mocked at them , magnifying their own idols , and imputed to them the punishment of the christians . even the more reasonable , and those who had seemed to sympathize somewhat , reproached them often , saying , ' where is their god , and what has their religion , which they have chosen rather than life , profited them ? '
61 . so various was their conduct toward us ; but we were in deep affliction because we could not bury the bodies . for neither did night avail us for this purpose , nor did money persuade , nor entreaty move to compassion ; but they kept watch in every way , as if the prevention of the burial would be of some great advantage to them .
62 . the bodies of the martyrs , having thus in every manner been exhibited and exposed for six days , were afterward burned and reduced to ashes , and swept into the rhone by the wicked men , so that no trace of them might appear on the earth .
63 . and this they did , as if able to conquer god , and prevent their new birth ; ' that , ' as they said , ' they may have no hope of a resurrection , through trust in which they bring to us this foreign and new religion , and despise terrible things , and are ready even to go to death with joy . now let us see if they will rise again , and if their god is able to help them , and to deliver them out of our hands . '
chapter 2 . the martyrs , beloved of god , kindly ministered unto those who fell in the persecution .
1 . such things happened to the churches of christ under the above - mentioned emperor , from which we may reasonably conjecture the occurrences in the other provinces . it is proper to add other selections from the same letter , in which the moderation and compassion of these witnesses is recorded in the following words :
from the wild beasts , covered with burns and scars and wounds — yet they did not proclaim themselves witnesses , nor did they suffer us to address them by this name . if any one of us , in letter or conversation , spoke of them as witnesses , they rebuked him sharply .
4 . they showed in their deeds the power of ' testimony , ' manifesting great boldness toward all the brethren , and they made plain their nobility through patience and fearlessness and courage , but they refused the title of witnesses as distinguishing them from their brethren , being filled with the fear of god .
they humbled themselves under the mighty hand , by which they are now greatly exalted . they defended all , but accused none . they absolved all , but bound none . and they
for , through the genuineness of their love , their greatest contest with him was that the beast , being choked , might cast out alive those whom he supposed he had swallowed . for they did not boast over the fallen , but helped them in their need with those things in which they themselves abounded , having the compassion of a mother , and shedding many tears on their account before the father .
7 . they asked for life , and he gave it to them , and they shared it with their neighbors . victorious over everything , they departed to god . having always loved peace , and having commended peace to us they went in peace to god , leaving no sorrow to their mother , nor division or strife to the brethren , but joy and peace and concord and love .
8 . this record of the affection of those blessed ones toward the brethren that had fallen may be profitably added on account of the inhuman and unmerciful disposition of those who , after these events , acted unsparingly toward the members of christ .
chapter 3 . the vision which appeared in a dream to the witness attalus .
1 . the same letter of the above - mentioned witnesses contains another account worthy of remembrance . no one will object to our bringing it to the knowledge of our readers .
2 . it runs as follows : for a certain alcibiades , who was one of them , led a very austere life , partaking of nothing whatever but bread and water . when he endeavored to continue this same sort of life in prison , it was revealed to attalus after his first conflict in the amphitheater that alcibiades was not doing well in refusing the creatures of god and placing a stumbling - block before others .
3 . and alcibiades obeyed , and partook of all things without restraint , giving thanks to god . for they were not deprived of the grace of god , but the holy ghost was their counselor . let this suffice for these matters .
4 . the followers of montanus , alcibiades and theodotus in phrygia were now first giving wide circulation to their assumption in regard to prophecy — for the many other miracles that , through the gift of god , were still wrought in the different churches caused their prophesying to be readily credited by many — and as dissension arose concerning them , the brethren in gaul set forth their own prudent and most orthodox judgment in the matter , and published also several epistles from the witnesses that had been put to death among them . these they sent , while they were still in prison , to the brethren throughout asia and phrygia , and also to eleutherus , who was then bishop of rome , negotiating for the peace of the churches .
2 . we pray , father eleutherus , that you may rejoice in god in all things and always . we have requested our brother and comrade irenæus to carry this letter to you , and we ask you to hold him in esteem , as zealous for the covenant of christ . for if we thought that office could confer righteousness upon any one , we should commend him among the first as a presbyter of the church , which is his position .
3 . why should we transcribe the catalogue of the witnesses given in the letter already mentioned , of whom some were beheaded , others cast to the wild beasts , and others fell asleep in prison , or give the number of confessors still surviving at that time ? for whoever desires can readily find the full account by consulting the letter itself , which , as i have said , is recorded in our collection of martyrdoms . such were the events which happened under antoninus .
chapter 5 . god sent rain from heaven for marcus aurelius cæsar in answer to the prayers of our people .
1 . it is reported that marcus aurelius cæsar , brother of antoninus , being about to engage in battle with the germans and sarmatians , was in great trouble on account of his army suffering from thirst . but the soldiers of the so - called melitene legion , through the faith which has given strength from that time to the present , when they were drawn up before the enemy , kneeled on the ground , as is our custom in prayer , and engaged in supplications to god .
2 . this was indeed a strange sight to the enemy , but it is reported that a stranger thing immediately followed . the lightning drove the enemy to flight and destruction , but a shower refreshed the army of those who had called on god , all of whom had been on the point of perishing with thirst .
3 . this story is related by non - christian writers who have been pleased to treat the times referred to , and it has also been recorded by our own people . by those historians who were strangers to the faith , the marvel is mentioned , but it is not acknowledged as an answer to our prayers . but by our own people , as friends of the truth , the occurrence is related in a simple and artless manner .
4 . among these is apolinarius , who says that from that time the legion through whose prayers the wonder took place received from the emperor a title appropriate to the event , being called in the language of the romans the thundering legion .
5 . tertullian is a trustworthy witness of these things . in the apology for the faith , which he addressed to the roman senate , and which work we have already mentioned , he confirms the history with greater and stronger proofs .
6 . he writes that there are still extant letters of the most intelligent emperor marcus in which he testifies that his army , being on the point of perishing with thirst in germany , was saved by the prayers of the christians . and he says also that this emperor threatened death to those who brought accusation against us .
what kind of laws are those which impious , unjust , and cruel persons use against us alone ? which vespasian , though he had conquered the jews , did not regard ; which trajan partially annulled , forbidding christians to be sought after ; which neither adrian , though inquisitive in all matters , nor he who was called pius sanctioned . but let any one treat these things as he chooses ; we must pass on to what followed .
8 . pothinus having died with the other martyrs in gaul at ninety years of age , irenæus succeeded him in the episcopate of the church at lyons . we have learned that , in his youth , he was a hearer of polycarp .
9 . in the third book of his work against heresies he has inserted a list of the bishops of rome , bringing it down as far as eleutherus ( whose times we are now considering ) , under whom he composed his work . he writes as follows :
2 . anencletus succeeded him , and after anencletus , in the third place from the apostles , clement received the episcopate . he had seen and conversed with the blessed apostles , and their preaching was still sounding in his ears , and their tradition was still before his eyes . nor was he alone in this , for many who had been taught by the apostles yet survived .
3 . in the times of clement , a serious dissension having arisen among the brethren in corinth , the church of rome sent a most suitable letter to the corinthians , reconciling them in peace , renewing their faith , and proclaiming the doctrine lately received from the apostles .
evarestus succeeded clement , and alexander , evarestus . then xystus , the sixth from the apostles , was appointed . after him telesphorus , who suffered martyrdom gloriously ; then hyginus ; then pius ; and after him anicetus ; soter succeeded anicetus ; and now , in the twelfth place from the apostles , eleutherus holds the office of bishop .
5 . in the same order and succession the tradition in the church and the preaching of the truth has descended from the apostles unto us .
chapter 7 . even down to those times miracles were performed by the faithful .
1 . these things irenæus , in agreement with the accounts already given by us , records in the work which comprises five books , and to which he gave the title refutation and overthrow of the knowledge falsely so - called . in the second book of the same treatise he shows that manifestations of divine and miraculous power continued to his time in some of the churches .