KatherineofAlexandria,broughtupasanomadandlivinginthedesert,wasagedjust11whenEmperorMaxentiussawherwhilstoutonpatrolConsumedbyherbeauty,impudenceanduncannytalentforlanguages,heabductedthechild,killingherfamilyTheslaughterwaswitnessedbyheryoungfriend,Constantine,whowouldlaterbecomeEmperoroftheWesternRomanEmpireHeneverlosthopeoffindingKatherineAsayoungwoman,KatherinerefusedtosubmittoMaxentius'offersofmarriageandshecontinuallydenouncedhisbrutalenforcementofpaganreligionuponthemassesStillobsessedwithherbeauty,MaxentiusbroughtKatherinebefore50ofRome'sfinestscholarsinanopencourtinAlexandria,wheresheeloquentlydemolishedtheirargumentsWhenConstantinelearnedofKatherine'swhereaboutsandimprisonmentatthehandsofMaxentius,heledhisarmyfromYorkinadesperatebidtosaveher
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