Properties (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:causedBy |
division within the church
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| gptkbp:established |
Emperor Decius
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| gptkbp:finish |
the_death_of_Decius
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
persecution under Decius
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| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent persecutions
|
| gptkbp:involved |
arrests_of_Christian_leaders
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| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
the underground church
the confessors the public debates about faith the rise of the church hierarchy the theological debates within the church Christian_leaders the_rise_of_Christian_literature public_trials_of_Christians the_Valerian_persecution the_early_Christian_apologetics the_public_execution_of_Christians |
| gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy |
the use of informers
the confiscation of property forced_sacrifices_to_Roman_gods the_demand_for_libelli the_fear_of_persecution_among_Christians |
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
one of the first empire-wide persecutions
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| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
later_Christian_theologians
|
| gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
historical texts
early church historians the Acts of the Martyrs the letters of early church leaders the_writings_of_Origen the_writings_of_Tertullian |
| gptkbp:isExaminedBy |
the_writings_of_Eusebius
|
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
the philosophical debates of the time
political_instability_in_the_Roman_Empire |
| gptkbp:isKnownFor |
a test of faith
|
| gptkbp:isNotableFor |
the role of bishops in the church
the edict of 250 AD the_emergence_of_new_Christian_sects the_widespread_fear_among_Christians |
| gptkbp:isNotedFor |
the use of torture
the role of women in martyrdom |
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
Christian_refusal_to_worship_Roman_gods
|
| gptkbp:isReferencedBy |
the laity
many local communities the_Christian_community the_Christian_intellectuals |
| gptkbp:isVisitedBy |
desire for unity in the empire
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
the development of the concept of martyrdom
Christian_apologists'_writings |
| gptkbp:occursAnnually |
Decius'_reign
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
martyrdom_of_many_Christians
the_creation_of_Christian_relics |
| gptkbp:targets |
gptkb:Christians
|
| gptkbp:wasAffecting |
the relationship between church and state
the clergy the economy of the empire the_spread_of_Christianity the_Roman_military the_political_landscape_of_Rome the_family_structure_of_Christians the_morale_of_the_Christian_community the_social_status_of_Christians |
| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
Roman_religious_policy
the_larger_context_of_Roman_persecution_of_religions |