Festus : Porcius, a just Roman procurator (60-62) of Judaea. Finding St Paul in prison, he gave him a fair hearing before King Agrippa & then sent him to Rome.
... insignificant sect, get their learned men to argue it or their jesters to ridicule it out of existence, or even accuse its apostles before the tribunal of alien rulers, Pontius Pilate, a Felix or a Festus, as "pestilent fellows and movers of sedition throughout the nation". But in spite of all and largely because of all the persecution, denunciation and disparagement the idea gathers strength and increases; ...
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