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Persecution of the Church

"The blood of the martyrs" — the Church's witness under Roman swords

This names the suffering inflicted on Christians by Roman and other authorities before Constantine, and the theology of witness and endurance that grew from it. Recorded in Eusebius's Church History and the Acts of the Martyrs, it gave rise to the conviction, famously voiced in the early Church, that the blood of the martyrs is seed. Martyrdom became a model of faithful witness unto death.

How it traveled

  1. To Scapula.
    — · 220
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  2. Scorpiace.
    — · 220
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  3. The Epistles of Cyprian.
    Carthage · 258
    applies
  4. Of the Manner in Which the Persecutors Died
    — · 325
    applies
  5. The Church History of Eusebius
    Caesarea · 339
    explains
  6. The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and Eusebius
    Caesarea · 339
    explains
  7. Aphrahat: Select Demonstrations
    Mosul · 345
    explains
  8. The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods
    — · 360
    applies
  9. Defence of His Flight. (Apologia de Fuga.)
    Alexandria · 373
    explains
  10. Defence Against the Arians. (Apologia Contra Arianos.)
    Alexandria · 373
    explains
  11. Arian History. (Historia Arianorum ad Monachos.)
    Alexandria · 373
    explains
  12. Letters of Athanasius with Two Ancient Chronicles of His Life
    Alexandria · 373
    explains
  13. Apology to the Emperor. (Apologia Ad Constantium.)
    Alexandria · 373
    applies
  14. Encyclical Letter. (Epistola Encyclica.)
    Alexandria · 373
    explains
  15. Life of Antony. (Vita Antoni.)
    Alexandria · 373
    applies
  16. The Letters
    Caesarea (Cappadocia) · 379
    explains
  17. Select Orations of Saint Gregory Nazianzen
    Nazianzus · 390
    explains
  18. Selections from the Letters of St. Ambrose
    Milan · 397
    explains
  19. Concerning Virgins
    Milan · 397
    explains
  20. A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  21. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  22. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  23. Homilies on First Corinthians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  24. Homilies on Second Corinthians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  25. The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  26. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Hebrews
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  27. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romans
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    applies
  28. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  29. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    applies
  30. The Homilies on the Statues to the People of Antioch
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    applies

Key passages(20)

The Church History of Eusebius — Book V — The Number of those who fought for Religion in Gaul Under Verus and the Nature of their Conflicts. — part 5↗explains

The Church History of Eusebius · Eusebius of Caesarea

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The Church History of Eusebius — Martyrs of Palestine. — Chapter XIII↗explains

The Church History of Eusebius · Eusebius of Caesarea

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The Church History of Eusebius — Martyrs of Palestine. — Chapter VIII↗explains

The Church History of Eusebius · Eusebius of Caesarea

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The Ecclesiastical History of Socrates Scholasticus — Book II — Cruelty of Macedonius, and Tumults raised by him.↗applies

The Ecclesiastical History of Socrates Scholasticus · Socrates Scholasticus

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The Ecclesiastical History, Dialogues, and Letters of Theodoret — The Ecclesiastical History of Theodoret. — Book IV — part 11↗applies

The Ecclesiastical History, Dialogues, and Letters of Theodoret · Theodoret of Cyrus

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The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and Eusebius — The Oration of Eusebius. — Chapter VII↗explains

The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and Eusebius · Eusebius of Caesarea

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A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles — Homily XXVI on Acts xii. 1, 2. — part 1↗applies

A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles · John Chrysostom

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A History of the Work of Redemption — PERIOD III. From Christ's Resurrection the End of the World. — PART I. To the Destruction of Jerusalem. — part 3↗applies

A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards

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A History of the Work of Redemption — PERIOD III. From Christ's Resurrection the End of the World. — PART II. To the Time of Constantine. — part 1↗explains

A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards

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A History of the Work of Redemption — PERIOD III. From Christ's Resurrection the End of the World. — PART II. To the Time of Constantine. — part 2↗explains

A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards

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A History of the Work of Redemption — PERIOD III. From Christ's Resurrection the End of the World. — PART II. To the Time of Constantine. — part 3↗explains

A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards

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A History of the Work of Redemption — PERIOD III. From Christ's Resurrection the End of the World. — PART IV. To the Reformation. — part 4↗applies

A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards

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A History of the Work of Redemption — PERIOD III. From Christ's Resurrection the End of the World. — PART V. To the present Time. — part 3↗applies

A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards

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A History of the Work of Redemption — PERIOD III. From Christ's Resurrection the End of the World. — SECTION IV. How the Success was carried on.↗applies

A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards

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Aphrahat: Select Demonstrations — Of Persecution. — part 1↗applies

Aphrahat: Select Demonstrations · Aphrahat

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Aphrahat: Select Demonstrations — Of Persecution. — part 2↗applies

Aphrahat: Select Demonstrations · Aphrahat

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Aphrahat: Select Demonstrations — Of Persecution. — part 4↗applies

Aphrahat: Select Demonstrations · Aphrahat

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Arian History. (Historia Arianorum ad Monachos.) — Arian History. (Historia Arianorum ad Monachos.) — Persecution at Alexandria. — part 1↗explains

Arian History. (Historia Arianorum ad Monachos.) · Athanasius of Alexandria

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Arian History. (Historia Arianorum ad Monachos.) — Arian History. (Historia Arianorum ad Monachos.) — Persecution at Alexandria. — part 2↗applies

Arian History. (Historia Arianorum ad Monachos.) · Athanasius of Alexandria

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Arian History. (Historia Arianorum ad Monachos.) — Arian History. (Historia Arianorum ad Monachos.) — Persecution in Egypt. — part 1↗applies

Arian History. (Historia Arianorum ad Monachos.) · Athanasius of Alexandria

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