Individual Details
Galerius Daia
(20 Nov 270 - Aug 313)
He was born of Dacian peasant stock to the half sister of the emperor Galerius near their family lands around Felix Romuliana; a rural area then in the Danubian region of Moesia, now Eastern Serbia. Maximinus has a bad name in Christian annals, as having renewed persecution after the publication of the Toleration Edict of Galerius, acting outwardly as responding to the demands of various urban authorities asking for the expelling of Christians.
Eusebius writes that Maximinus conceived an "insane passion" for a Christian girl of Alexandria, who was of noble birth noted for her wealth, education, and virginity – Saint Catherine of Alexandria. When the girl refused his advances, he had her beheaded, and then seized all of her wealth and assets.
Eusebius writes that Maximinus conceived an "insane passion" for a Christian girl of Alexandria, who was of noble birth noted for her wealth, education, and virginity – Saint Catherine of Alexandria. When the girl refused his advances, he had her beheaded, and then seized all of her wealth and assets.
Events
| Birth | 20 Nov 270 | Felix Romuliana | |||
| Death | Aug 313 |
Families
| Child | daughter ( - ) |