Abstract:

by M. In Sebasteia (Sivas), which was established as a city by Emperor Pompeius in 63, one of the important events that occurred during the Roman era was the martyrdom of for the beliefs of 40 Roman Christian soldiers. The Order of Milan at the time of Emperor Constantine (M.S. 313) and the Christians were granted freedom to live their beliefs. Nevertheless, Licinius, who shared the rule with Constantine and always remained a paganist, had great suffering to the Christians in every occasion. by M.S. In the year 320, forty faithful soldiers were forced to wait until their suffering ended at the coast of a frozen lake in the winter, when the severe cold occurred. For the honour of these fourteen soldiers, considered to be the universal martyrs of the Christian world, 53 years after the incident, the bishop of Caesarea (Kayseri) St. Basil organized a cult, and the temples were built. After Basil, the cult has rapidly spread from the Cape Town region to the east and west and has been used for many years as a popular theme on the walls of holy places. In this study, the sources through which Sebasteia's Fourteen Martyrs, which is still greatly respected in the Christian world, were addressed, the geography and the reflection of the cult in the art where the holy martyrs' cult was spread.

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