Martyrdom Seekers: Club-Wielding Devotion

Martyrdom Seekers: Club-Wielding Devotion

The Circumcellions were a Christian sect in the 4th century that believed martyrdom to be the highest virtue. In order to kill their victims, they would therefore attack random people with clubs while praising God.

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