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Persecution of Early Christians Echoes of Martyrdom
An account recalls how early Christians faced brutal hostility and false accusations. From Vienna and Lyons, Christians were barred from markets, beaten, robbed, and torn by mobs before governors, as rulers claimed to serve God by oppression. The piece cites Wesley’s tract and notes mobs’ merciless fury ended only with severe suffering.
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Jesus Christ
Alfelys
Vienna
Thyestes
Cydipus
Blanding
Wesley
Lyons