Valerian persecution

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Roman imperial policy persecution of Christians

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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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Valerian persecution canonical 1
Valerian persecution of Christians 1
Valerianic persecution 1

Statements (50)

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
coRulerInPower Gallienus NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
describedIn Cyprian of Carthage’s letters ⓘ
Eusebius of Caesarea’s Ecclesiastical History NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lactantius’ De Mortibus Persecutorum NERFINISHED ⓘ
effect expansion of Christian hagiographical traditions ⓘ
increase in Christian martyr cults ⓘ
strengthening of episcopal authority ⓘ
endedBy edict of toleration by Gallienus NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime 260 ⓘ
followedBy persecution under Diocletian ⓘ
follows Decian persecution NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause policies of Emperor Valerian ⓘ
historicalContext Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasis first edict of Valerian ⓘ
second edict of Valerian NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
mainPersecutor Valerian NERFINISHED ⓘ
methodOfPersecution banishment ⓘ
confiscation of property ⓘ
execution ⓘ
forced labor in mines ⓘ
forced participation in Roman cults ⓘ
notableVictim Cyprian of Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fructuosus of Tarragona NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lawrence of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marian and James NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sixtus II NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy relative tolerance under early reign of Valerian ⓘ
religiousAffiliationOfVictims Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cyprian of Carthage → associatedWithEvent → Valerian persecution ⓘ
Saint Lawrence of Rome → participantIn → Valerian persecution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valerianic persecution
Pope Sixtus II → persecutionContext → Valerian persecution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valerian persecution of Christians