![]() ![]() Genesius was actually a legal clerk who became so upset about the edict of persecution for Christians that he left his position and went in search of baptism. Sadly, this story is just that-a story-that originated three centuries after Genesius' death. Emperor Diocletian, for whom the play was being performed, was enraged and, when Genesius refused to change his mind, had the performer tortured and beheaded. Genesius, the patron saint of actors, that tells of how he had an epiphany while performing in a play satirizing Christian sacrament and converted to Christianity on the spot, right in the middle of the play. In honor of the day, we present to you some of the lesser-known (and more modern) patronages of the saints. ![]() Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of All Saints, often referred to as All Saints' Day or All Hallows (hence October 31 is Halloween, a contraction of All Hallows' Evening).
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