# Of Various Severe Persecutions Instituted In And About This Time, Against The Christians, In Many Kingdoms, Principalities, Provinces, And Countries, By Jews, Heathen, And False Or Apostate Christians; Of Which We Shall Briefly Point Out The Principal Ones.

6th century (source section) · Historical source

Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: OF VARIOUS SEVERE PERSECUTIONS INSTITUTED IN AND ABOUT THIS TIME, AGAINST THE CHRISTIANS, IN MANY KINGDOMS, PRINCIPALITIES, PROVINCES, AND COUNTRIES, BY JEWS, HEATHEN, AND FALSE OR APOSTATE CHRISTIANS; OF WHICH WE SHALL BRIEFLY POINT OUT THE PRINCIPAL ONES.

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We have counted from Abraham Mellinus alone,
besides from many ancient writers referred to by him,
who have more fully recorded the martyrdom of this
time, fifteen persecutions in this century, which were
raised most vehemently against the Christians, in
various countries.

In order to condense this as much as possible, so
as not to weary the reader, we shall not present the
account of the aforementioned author word for word,
but extract from it the pith and import thereof, and
present it as clearly as is possible for us to do. In
the 2d book of the History of the Persecutions, etc.,
under the head: “Exposition of Satan bound a thousand
years,” fol. 293, col. 1–4, are described, in
consecutive order, among other things, the aforementioned
persecutions, within the bounds of the
sixth century, namely, from A. D. 518 to the close
of the century; which we have briefly summed up
thus:

First of all, mention is made of many oppressions
by the Jews, heathen, and others; by which all
Christendom was kept in commotion, from the reign
of the Emperor Constantine the Great, to that of
Justin the Great (fol. 293, col. 2); however, since
said oppressions occurred before the time of Justin
the Great, that is before A. D. 518, we will leave
them, as not belonging to the number mentioned
by us.





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