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Galerius

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Galerius [gəˈlɛərɪəs]
n
(Biographies / Galerius (?250-311) M, Roman, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) full name Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus. ?250-311 ad, Eastern Roman Emperor (305-311): noted for his persecution of Christians


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When rumours circulated of a Christian plan to assassinate his second in command, Galerius, the Emperor issued an edict that all Christian churches be destroyed and all scriptures be burnt.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The most brutal suffering of Christians in the Roman Empire ended in 311, when the emperor Galerius, possibly as an act of remorse for having previously persecuted Christians, issued a deathbed edict of toleration for the followers of Christ.
 
 
 
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