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The Great Persecution, or Diocletianic Persecution, was begun by the senior augustus and Roman emperor Diocletian (r. 284–305) on 23 February 303. [45] In the eastern Roman empire, the official persecution lasted intermittently until 313, while in the Western Roman Empire the persecution went unenforced from 306. [45]
Antipope Felix V and his followers by Pope Eugene IV at the Council of Florence on 23 March 1440. [60] Bishop Pierre Cauchon in 1457 by Pope Callixtus III for his persecution and condemnation of Joan of Arc. [61] The town of Prudnik in Silesia on 23 March 1464 by Pope Pius II for refusing to pay the debt of Duke Konrad IV the Elder. [62]
The Diocletianic or Great Persecution was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. [1] In 303, the emperors Diocletian , Maximian , Galerius , and Constantius issued a series of edicts rescinding Christians' legal rights and demanding that they comply with traditional religious practices.
Kelhoffer spends part of his book Persecution, Persuasion and Power arguing that persecution in Luke–Acts is used by the author to accomplish three things: (1) question the legitimacy of the accusers, (2) confirm the legitimacy of the faithful accused, and (3) derive legitimacy for the author's Gentile audience who might be suffering their ...
According to former United States Solicitor General, Archibald Cox, Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States were "the principal victims of religious persecution ... in the twentieth century," and added that, "they began to attract attention and provoke repression in the 1930s, when their proselytizing and numbers rapidly increased."
As the Crusades spread and reached different towns and cities, Christians stood up and attempted to protect Jewish people. In the German city of Trier, the local bishop attempted to protect the Jews. [16] The bishop was still new to the city, however, and did not have the political power necessary to band the town together.
The Persecution of Yazidis has been ongoing since at least the 10th century. [122] [123] The Yazidi religion is regarded as devil worship by Islamists. [124] Yazidis have been persecuted by Muslim Kurdish tribes since the 10th century, [122] and by the Ottoman Empire from the 17th to the 20th centuries. [125]
The Persecution of Yazidis has been ongoing since at least the 10th century. [314] [315] The Yazidi religion is regarded as devil worship by Islamists. [316] Yazidis have been persecuted by Muslim Kurdish tribes since the 10th century, [314] and they were also persecuted by the Ottoman Empire from the 17th century to the 20th century. [317]