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Title: Christian heroes and martyrs
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: (Foster, William A.) (from old catalog)
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threesides at once. As might be expected, from the superiority of num-bers, the troops took the town, and as soon as they entered it beganto murder the inhabitants in all the horrible ways known to them.Men were hanged, burned, or cut to pieces, women drowned or thrownfrom the precipices, and children were tossed upon spears or had theirbrains dashed out against the stones. On the first day of their gain-ing the town, one hundred and twenty-six persons were thus cruellyslaughtered. According to the orders of the marquis, they likewise plunderedand burned the houses of the people. Several, however, made theirescape, under the conduct of the brave Gianavel; but his wife andchildren were unfortunately made prisoners, and sent to Turin undera strong guard. Gianavels Wife and Children Slain.The marquis thinking he now had the means of bringing Gianavelto terms, wrote him a letter, and sent it to him by one of the prisonerswhom he released for that purpose. In this letter the marquis called
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THE MEN OP ROSA ROLL DOWN STONES UPON THEIR ENEMIES. 212 THE WORLDS CHRISTIAN MARTYRS. upon Gianavel to give himself up; and assured him that unless hedid so his wife and children should be put to death, and so large areward offered for his own seizure, that even some of his friendswould be tempted to betray him. To this, Gianavel returned the following answer: My Lord Marquis : There is no torment so great, or death socruel, that I would not suffer it rather than give up my religion. Mywife and my children I dearly love, and would die to save them, butI cannot purchase their lives at the price of my salvation; and theythemselves would be the last to wish me to do so. You have themin your power, it is true; but my consolation is, that your power isonly for a moment; you may destroy their mortal bodies, but theirimmortal souls are out of your reach, and will live hereafter, to beartestimony against you for your cruelties. Joshua Gianavel. After thus giving up all that made life dear to

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