Coptic Persecutions (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Eugène Hyvernat · 1913
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Eugène Hyvernat's entry recounts Coptic persecutions according to Greek and Latin sources. During the first two centuries Alexandria's Church seems freer from Roman persecution than Rome's and Antioch's. Jews in Egypt held privileged status, and the Government found Christians hard to distinguish from them. Roman citizenship never extended to Egyptians except in a few cases, leaving inhabitants free from the state religion's obligations and thus removing any reason for persecution.
The first two centuries' only cause was Christian faith's incompatibility with the state religion, which every Roman citizen except Jews had to practise. Later persecutions follow in sequence: Severus from 200 to 211, Decius from 249 to 251, and Valerian from 257 to 261, even more severe than Decius. Then came Diocletian from 303 to 305 and Maximinus. A six-month lull ended when Maximinus resumed persecution at petitioning cities' request.
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| CREATOR | Eugène Hyvernat |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |