Valerian persecution

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The Valerian persecution was a mid-3rd-century Roman imperial campaign under Emperor Valerian that harshly targeted Christian leaders and communities, leading to widespread martyrdoms across the empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman imperial policy ⓘ
persecution of Christians ⓘ
aim consolidation of imperial authority ⓘ
strengthening traditional Roman religion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Persecution under Valerian ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction entire Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Roman Empire
coRulerInPower Gallienus ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
describedIn Cyprian of Carthage’s letters ⓘ
Eusebius of Caesarea’s Ecclesiastical History ⓘ
Lactantius’ De Mortibus Persecutorum ⓘ
effect expansion of Christian hagiographical traditions ⓘ
increase in Christian martyr cults ⓘ
strengthening of episcopal authority ⓘ
endedBy edict of toleration by Gallienus ⓘ
endTime 260 ⓘ
followedBy persecution under Diocletian ⓘ
follows Decian persecution ⓘ
hasCause policies of Emperor Valerian ⓘ
historicalContext Crisis of the Third Century ⓘ
legalBasis first edict of Valerian ⓘ
second edict of Valerian ⓘ
location Carthage ⓘ
Hispania ⓘ
linked to: Hispania (probable)

North Africa ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
mainPersecutor Valerian ⓘ
methodOfPersecution banishment ⓘ
confiscation of property ⓘ
execution ⓘ
forced labor in mines ⓘ
forced participation in Roman cults ⓘ
notableVictim Cyprian of Carthage ⓘ
Fructuosus of Tarragona ⓘ
Lawrence of Rome ⓘ
Marian and James ⓘ
Sixtus II ⓘ
linked to: Pope Sixtus II
precededBy relative tolerance under early reign of Valerian ⓘ
religiousAffiliationOfVictims Christianity ⓘ
religiousPolicy prohibition of Christian worship in cemeteries ⓘ
suppression of Christian assemblies ⓘ
startTime 257 ⓘ
target Christian bishops ⓘ
Christian deacons ⓘ
Christian equestrians ⓘ
Christian laity ⓘ
Christian matrons ⓘ
Christian presbyters ⓘ
Christian senators ⓘ
Christians in the imperial household ⓘ

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Cyprian of Carthage → associatedWithEvent → Valerian persecution ⓘ
Saint Lawrence of Rome → participantIn → Valerianic persecution ⓘ
linked to: Valerian persecution
Pope Sixtus II → persecutionContext → Valerian persecution of Christians ⓘ
linked to: Valerian persecution
Saint Sixtus II → killedDuring → Valerianic persecution ⓘ
subject linked to: Saint Sixtus
linked to: Valerian persecution