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The Pros Of Saint Gelasinus's Conversion
In the above picture, we drew Saint Gelasinus at the moment of his conversion. Immediately after this miracle he proclaimed that he had become a Christian and was then dragged out of the theatre and stoned by his enraged audience.

It is clear to us that Saint Gelasinus’ conversion was nothing short of a miracle, as he was a comedian, and on the day of his martyrdom he was actually performing a mockery of a Christian baptism. As he emerged from the fake baptismal fount he was a changed man, as he immediately claimed to be a Christian. Yelling this to a pagan crowd that had assembled to make fun of Christianity was a brave but very Peter-esque idea, and this lead to Saint Gelasinus’ untimely martyrdom as the crowd dragged him out of the theatre and
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Although Saint Gelasinus was a Christian for only moments he clearly followed Jesus’ instruction (“be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the

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