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*62 ''Porcius Festus dies.''; [[Apostle James the Just|Apostle James]], the brother of the Lord and '''first bishop of Jerusalem''', is stoned to death at the instigation of the Sanhedrin, during the short interval between Porcius Festus and Albinus <ref>The death of [[Apostle James the Just|James the Just]] is also recorded in ''"Antiquitates Judaicae"'' published by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, 20.9.1</ref>.
*64 Clateus, bishop of Brescia in Italy murdered under Nero, [[June 4]]; ''c, 64-67'' '''[[Apostle Peter|Peter]]''', son of Jonah and founder of the [[Church of Antioch]], martyred head downwards, [[June 29]]; First Martyrs of Rome, falsely charged by Nero, [[June 30]] <ref>Source: [[w:First Martyrs of the Church of Rome]]</ref>.
*65 [[Torpes]], martyr in Pisa in , Italy under Nero [[April 29]].*66 Martyrdom [[Evellius]], advisor of Nero, converted to Christ on witnessing the patience of the martyrs and then himself martyred in Pisa, Italy, [[May 11]]; [[Hermagoras and Fortunatus]], according to tradition, Hermagoras was a disciple of [[Apostle Mark]] and was consecrated Bishop of Auileia in Italy. He and his deacon Fortunatus were beheaded under Nero, [[July 12]]; [[Priscus]], 1st bishop of Capua, Italy sent by [[Apostle Peter]], martyred under Nero, [[September 1]]; [[Photine of Samaria]], Anatole, Photo, Photis, Paraskeve, Kyriake, Photinos and Joses and the Duke Sebastianos, martyred under Emperor Nero.
*67 ''c,'' [[Apostle Paul|Paul]], founder of the Church of Rome, beheaded in Rome;
*68 [[Apostle Onesimus]] [[Apostle|of the Seventy]], 3rd bishop of Byzantium (Constantinople), [[February 15]]; [[Anastasia and Basilissa]], martyrs in Rome <ref>Noble Roman ladies, disciples of the Apostles Paul and Peter, whose bodies they buried. They were martyred under Nero.</ref> [[April 15]].