Great Persecution of Christians

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Persecution_of_Christians
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Western_Roman_Empire
gptkb:Eastern_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Diocletianic_Persecution
gptkbp:co-initiatedBy gptkb:Emperor_Galerius
gptkbp:endDate gptkb:Edict_of_Milan
313
gptkbp:followedBy legalization of Christianity
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Eusebius_of_Caesarea
gptkb:Lactantius
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Persecution of Christians
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Emperor_Diocletian
gptkbp:location gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Saint_George
gptkb:Saint_Agnes
gptkb:Saint_Lucy
gptkb:Saint_Sebastian
gptkbp:notableOpposer gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
gptkb:Constantius_Chlorus
gptkbp:precededBy local persecutions of Christians
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:saint
gptkb:Edict_of_Serdica
gptkb:Edict_of_Toleration_by_Galerius
Roman imperial policy on religion
gptkbp:resultedIn demolition of churches
destruction of Christian scriptures
imprisonment of Christian clergy
martyrdom of many Christians
gptkbp:significance last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
gptkbp:startDate 303
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nicomedia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6