Persecution of Christians under Decius
GPTKB entity
Properties (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:causedBy |
Christian_theological_development
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| gptkbp:finish |
death_of_Decius
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Persecution of Christians under Decius
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| gptkbp:includes |
torture and execution
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
later_Christian_persecutions
|
| gptkbp:involved |
public trials
confiscation of property |
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
gptkb:Christian_apologists
public executions Valerian persecution apologists a period of relative peace Christian_leaders decrees_against_Christians |
| gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy |
fear and repression
state-sponsored violence |
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
Roman_philosophers
|
| gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
gptkb:Tertullian
historical texts early church historians the Acts of the Martyrs the_writings_of_Eusebius |
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
gptkb:Roman_paganism
Decius'_desire_for_unity Decius'_policies_on_religion |
| gptkbp:isKnownFor |
a test of faith
a_turning_point_in_Christian_history |
| gptkbp:isNotableFor |
the number of martyrs
widespread_fear_among_Christians |
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
political instability
Christian_refusal_to_worship_Roman_gods |
| gptkbp:isReferencedBy |
gptkb:Christian_martyrs
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| gptkbp:isUtilizedFor |
Christian_leaders
Christian_communities. |
| gptkbp:ledTo |
theological debates
martyrdom_of_many_Christians |
| gptkbp:occursAnnually |
reign_of_Decius
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased_underground_Christian_communities
|
| gptkbp:targets |
gptkb:Christians
|
| gptkbp:wasAffecting |
Christian_worship_practices
Christian_communities_across_the_empire the_Roman_Empire's_stability the_growth_of_Christianity |
| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
Roman_Empire's_religious_policies
the_Great_Persecution |