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Church History
- Chapter 122: The Nicolaitans
- Chapter 121: Simon Magus and the Simonians
- Chapter 120: Schools of Gnosticism
- Chapter 119: Cultus and Organization
- Chapter 118: Ethics of Gnosticism
- Chapter 117: The System of Gnosticism — Its Theology
- Chapter 116: Meaning, Origin, and Character of Gnosticism
- Chapter 115: Gnosticism — The Literature
- Chapter 114: The Pseudo-Clementine Ebionism
- Chapter 113: Nazarenes and Ebionites (Elkesaites and Mandaeans)
Historical Periods
Author Archives: History of the Christian Church
Churches Were Burned Under Diocletian
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 colleague in the empire. In their time, one Carausius, of very mean birth, but a man of great ability and energy, being appointed to guard the sea-coasts, then infested by… Read more
Posted in 3. Nicene & Post Nicene (325-600 AD)
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The Martyrdom of Philip
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.… Read more
The Martyrdom of James the Great
James the Great, according to St. Luke, in the History of the Apostles’ Acts, was James the son of Zebedee, was the elder brother of John, and a relative of our Lord; for his mother Salome was first cousin to the Virgin Mary. It was not until ten years after the death of Stephen that the second martyrdom took place; for no sooner had Herod Agrippa been appointed governor of… Read more
Posted in 1. Apostolic Era (30-100 AD)
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Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Martyred In The Colosseum
From Syria even to Rome I fight with wild beasts, by land and sea, by night and by day, being bound amidst ten leopards, even a company of soldiers, who only grow worse when they are kindly treated. (Ignatius to the Romans, 5)
St. Ignatius of Antioch is one of the Apostolic Fathers (the earliest authoritative group of the Church Fathers). St. Ignatius, along with his friend Polycarp were disciples… Read more
Posted in 2. Ante-Nicene (101-325 AD)
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Imprisonment of Apostles Peter and John
According to the book of Acts, persecution of Jesus’ disciples began after a trip by Simon Peter and John to the Jerusalem Temple and Peter’s speech. Peter said:
Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you gaze at us, as if by our own power or piety we had made him walk?
The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has… Read more
Posted in 1. Apostolic Era (30-100 AD)
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Saint Stephen, The First Christian Martyr
Circa A.D. 34–35
Stephen is remembered in Christianity as the first martyr (derived from the Greek word μάρτυρας which means “witness”). St. Stephen was tried by the Jewish Sanhedrin for blasphemy against Moses and God (Acts 6:11) and speaking against the Temple and the Law (Acts 6:13-14). While on trial, he experienced a theophany in which he saw Jesus Christ standing on the right hand of God:
“Behold, I see… Read more
Posted in 1. Apostolic Era (30-100 AD)
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Church History
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