He made Christianity the state religion, he favoured Christian soldiers, he gave large sums of money to the church, and he rebuilt churches that were destroyed in the great persecution
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AnswerEmperor Decius odered a persecution of Christians in 249, and that persecution lasted for sixteen months. However, he did not really order a slaughter of Christians. He ordered to arrest of the bishops and prevented an election for bishop of Rome for the entire 16 months the persecution lasted. There were no doubt some executions, but the evidence of early Christians is that there was no slaughter.The fourth-century Church Father, Origen, attested that until his time the number of Christian martyrs had not been great and could readily be counted. Dionysius reckoned that in the immense city of Alexandria, under the rigorous persecution of Decius, only ten men and seven women suffered for the profession of the Christian name.
----------------------- Julian the Apostate was Roman Emperor from 361 to 363 CE, after a dynasty of disreputable Christian emperors. He was opposed to persecution on religious grounds and took action to prevent the further persecution of pagans, but did not persecute Christians.
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It caused the dispersion of believers who spread the gospel wherever they went thus causing an increase in evangelism, as well as a further spread of the Christian faith, the opposite of what was intended.
Please be more specific in your question. There were many early church fathers and Christian martyrs.
Thomas Edward Kelly has written: 'The anti-Christian persecution of 1616-1617 in Nanking' -- subject(s): Catholic Church, Church history, Persecution
The Patriarchs were found at the top of the early Christian church hierarchy.
They wanted to carry on the work of Jesus and worship without persecution.
He made Christianity the state religion, he favoured Christian soldiers, he gave large sums of money to the church, and he rebuilt churches that were destroyed in the great persecution
Yes.
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The Writings of the Church Fathers.