Monthly Archives: September 2011

Churches Were Burned Under Diocletian

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Ecclesiastical History

Of the reign of Diocletian, and how he persecuted the Christians. [286 AD] In the year of our Lord 286, Diocletian, the thirty-third from Augustus, and chosen emperor by the army, reigned twenty years, and created Maximian, surnamed Herculius, his … Continue reading →

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The Martyrdom of Philip

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Ecclesiastical History

Philip was born at Bethsaida, in Galilee and was first called by the name of “disciple.” He labored diligently in Upper Asia, and suffered martyrdom at Heliopolis, in Phrygia. He was scourged, thrown into prison, and afterwards crucified, A.D. 54.

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