Feb 28, Martyrs of the Plague of Alexandria. With gratitude to all health providers, the first to put themselves at risk in treating victims of coronavirus. And especially Dr Li Wenliang, who was detained by Chinese police for raising alarm about the virus and who later died.
In 261, with a terrible plague in Alexandria, the dead and dying were cast into the streets. Christians, who had been in hiding from persecution, emerged to care for the sick and bury the dead. For many this involved laying down their own lives. Recognized as martyrs of charity.
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