SPEAR Factoids about Persecution

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event: Severus wrote a letter to Antioch in an attempt to administer his see while in exile. He discussed apsotasy and perseverance in the face of persecution as well as repentance for those truly seeking it. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to Antioch in an attempt to administer his see while in exile. He discussed being forced to commune with heretics and perseverance in the face of persecution. See factoid page

event: Sometime after his episcopacy Severus wrote a letter to Anonymous 3750 on the subject of the persecution of non-Chalcedonians and the commemoration of faithful non-Chalcedonians no longer living. See factoid page

event: The community was forced to leave a second time, this time to the the convent at Thella d Thuthe in Gumtha. See factoid page

event: After leaving Thella, John returned to his former convent in the city of Callinicius. See factoid page

event: Theodosius and the rest of the bishops were sent into exile. Along with three hundred clergy and saint Zura, they travelled to a fortress called Dereus in Thrace. They were supported in the court by Empress Theodora. See factoid page

event: The persecution reached Mare, Bishop of Amida in Mesopotamia and he chose exile over the synod of Chalcedon. He went into exile in Petra with Sergius, Stephen, and Thomas. See factoid page

event: The persecution came and the convents had all their poroperty taken from them, so Hala could no longer assist the poor. See factoid page

event: Anonymi 3697 loyal to Justinian reported Elijah of Dara to the emperor See factoid page

event: The community was expelled from the convent at Thella d Thuthe , so they returned to the monastery of the Poplars. See factoid page

event: After John spent some time in the convent, supporters of the council of Chalcedon expelled all the monks and bishops. See factoid page

event: Under persecution, suffering Christians would go to Constantinople, but nowhere, not even in Thrace, could they find anyone willing to ordain priests. See factoid page

event: Elijah of Dara was sent into exile for 15 years. See factoid page

event: After 10 years of persecution because of the council of Chalcedon, bishops were afraid to ordain more priests and encourage more persecution. See factoid page

event: Convicted,John resolved to perform ordinations, journeying into the city under the pretext of illnesses and seeing physicians. His cause was made known to the queen. See factoid page

event: John completed twenty-five years in the monastery before the monks were assailed by heresy. See factoid page

event: Anthimus chose to exile himself from Constantinople when he learned that Severus and Theodosius had been exiled because of their opposition to the Council of Chalcedon. See factoid page

event: Mar Samuel gained distinction in the conflict of persecution. Mar Samuel went into exile in the district of Claudias where he took up residence in the Convent of the Huts. He related the story of the establishment of the Convent of John Urtaya to John of Ephesus. This occurred 536/7 A. Gr. 848 See factoid page

event: Peter told the bishops how the Apamean bishops had broken communion from the orthodox, and submitted a petition to Severus concerning the injustice that he had experienced at the hands of the unorthodox. See factoid page

event: John, unafraid of persecution, challenged the bishops and volunteered to perform ordinations. See factoid page

event: Theodora allowed John to stay in a great mansion. Here John set up altars to encourage exiled Christians. See factoid page

event: John went into exile with thirty loyal monks See factoid page

event: Convents are overcome, defeated, and driven out of Amida See factoid page

event: Paul died during the second persecution sometime after 536. See factoid page

event: Ephraim began to persecute the community, so that they were divided over the territories of Edessa, Samosata, Izla, Melitene, Perrhe, and ʿArab. See factoid page

event: Followers of the Council of Chalcedon expelled Christians from Alexandria and Mare from his desert cell. On account of the persecution,Mare resolved to travel to Constantinople to err his grievacnes with the king and queen. See factoid page

event: Jelous of the zealous activity of John, bishops and priests began to petition Theodosius to censure. The archbishop refused. See factoid page

event: Simeon enters city and stands firm during persecution, giving absolution and baptizing day and night while only eating food from his own labor. See factoid page

event: After building many monasteries in exile,the community returned to their convents in Amida. See factoid page

event: Imperial supporters of the Council of Chalcedon began to threaten John because of the ordinations he was performing. See factoid page

event: John exercised judgment when deciding who he would ordain. The jealous bishops, meanwhile, plotted to reveal John's actions to the queen. See factoid page

event: The monks of the Convent of John Urtaya who were in exile during the first persecution were allowed to return to their convent and inter Symy's bones there in 530 See factoid page

event: For a third time, the community was forced to leave their convent, travelling to Izla, ʿArab, and Dara. See factoid page

event: In 529 840 , John ordained seventy men from the convents of Amida. See factoid page

event: John confronted Theodora about the corrupt bishops and the persecution of Christians. Theodora, angry, sought to punish the jealous bishops, but relented after John interceded on their behalf. She commanded John to cease his ordinations, something he was glad to do due to a growing illness. See factoid page

event: Elijah, Theodore, and their sisters decided to expand their ministry to the maltreated and persecuted believers in Syria, Arabia, Callinicus, selling everything that they owned. See factoid page

event: After 12 years, persecution against Thomas and the brothers came from Armenia, instigated by Ephraim. See factoid page

event: In September A. D. 373 Elul A. Gr. 684 people fled the Church of Edessa because of the persecution of Arians . See factoid page

event: The persecution was renewed through the descent of Ephraim and all of the convents were expelled in 536. See factoid page

event: Before Sergius shut himself away, he contended with Jews in the village by upbraiding them and burning down their synagogue with the help of twenty disciples. See factoid page

event: Mare confronted Justinian and Theodora concerning the persecution. Because of his words and dress, they esteemed him a holy man, and gave him a hundred weight of gold, which he promptly threw away. See factoid page

event: John continued to ordain believers, travelling to Lydia in Asia , Tarsus in Cilicia , and all of Syria before returning to Anthemiu in Constantinople . See factoid page

event: Abba and Anonymi 3677 were expelled from the Convent of the Poplars and took up residence in the Convent of Nut in the village of 'Bdhyr. See factoid page

event: Mary endured the 15-year persecution during her 30 years as a monastic. See factoid page

event: John prophesied that Christians would not be able to find ordaining bishops throughout the empire.After 529, John observed that potential priests could go to Alexandria,Constantinople without gaining ordination. See factoid page

event: Between 513 and 518, Severus wrote a letter to Misael, thanking him for his generosity and urging him not to become a solitary. See factoid page

event: Abba continued to be persecuted and fled to the court of Empress Theodora. See factoid page

event: Ephraim appealed to the king and queen, revealing that John was causing division by ordaining priests around the empire.Theodora, convinced that John had been laying sick in the palace, dismissed the charges. See factoid page

event: Misael delivered Severus's church from the persecution of Ægilas. See factoid page

event: Sergius gained distinction in exile during the persecutions and embraced asceticism and abstinence. See factoid page

event: Between A.D. 521 and 526 the community was forced to leave their monastery by the defenders of the corrupt synod of Chalcedon. The community was so large, that the monastery of Mar Mama in the village of Hzyn in Ṭyšf could not hold them. See factoid page

event: John was captured and brought to Antioch, where he was tortured and killed by Ephraim of Amida . See factoid page

event: After a time,John feigned illness again as a pretense to travel around the empire to ordain more priests. He travelled to Cyprus,Caesarea,Rhodes,Tralles,Chios,Alexandria,and Palestine. See factoid page

event: The brothers of the Convent of John Urtaya and the other religious believers persevered during the persecutions, which began in 520/1 A. Gr. 832 and continued until the writing of this account in the year 567/8 A. Gr. 879 See factoid page

event: While John was ordaining priests in the Church at Tralles , John of Ephesus administered the eucharist during the ordination service. John also accompanied John to an ordination service in Mar John in Ephesus. See factoid page

event: John stirred up a cruel persecution against all the believers in Armenia. See factoid page

event: Members of the church of Amida defended the Jews and prefered accusation against Sergius and Anonymi 3698. See factoid page

event: Many of the persecuted convent leaders and bishops flocked to Thomas, so John targeted him in the persecution. See factoid page

event: Those who had assembled to Thomas, over 800, were brought before the satrap, who demanded that they accept the decress of the Council of Chalcedon or they would have to leave Armenia. John commanded Thomas to leave as well. See factoid page

event: Because of the persecution of John, Thomas and his followers departed from Armenia. Travelling to the district of Claudias, Thomas build two monasteries on a mountain overlooking the Euphrates. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 519 and 525 Severus of Antioch sent a letter to Didymus on the subject of a barbarian incursion and the persecution of the non-Chalcedonians. See factoid page

event: Chalcedonian persecutors removed Zeʿora from his column. See factoid page

event: In 420/1 A. Gr. 732 Jacob the Mutilated suffered martyrdom. See factoid page

event: Most of the bishops assembled at Constantinople, except the Romans, were found to be orthodox, but the pious bishops Eleusinius and Proclus had fled the royal city. See factoid page

event: After the Council of Chalcedon persecution forced the conversion of monastics as Abbi's monastery and drove him out of the monastery. See factoid page

event: After ten years of service in the monastery, the Chalcedonian persecution forced Susan and the nuns to choose between conforming or going into exile. See factoid page

event: A great religious persecution took place and many holy men and women were expelled from their convents See factoid page

event: Theodosius died in Constantinople while still in exile, nine months after the death of Justinian . Sources give different dates for Theodosius' death. See factoid page

event: The supporters of the synod of Chalcedon used troops to expell people from their homes, and to arrest, imprison, plunder, torture, and kill those who did not support the synod. The persecutors then turned their attention to Sergius, first using honeyed words and then threats when he refused to leave his enclosure. Sergius anathemized the persecutors as they pulled him out of his enclosure and expelled him from the community. See factoid page

event: The majority of the nuns in Susan's convent conformed, but some chose exile. See factoid page

event: Sergius set out to visit Maro the stylite, whom the synod supporters left alone until a certain bishop visited him and tried unsuccessfully to convert him to the Chalcedonian heresy. See factoid page

event: Susan chose to go into exile into the desert beyond Alexandria. See factoid page

event: Euphemia hired rooms to shelter Anonymi 3611 who had been expelled from their convents during the persecution. See factoid page

event: The persecutors of Zeʿora sent letters to Constantinople to explain their treatment of Zeʿora. See factoid page

event: The emperor opposed Zeʿora who spoke boldly in defense of his non-Chalcedonian convictions and against the persecution of non-Chalcedonians. The emperor oppossed Zeʿora but also feared him. See factoid page

event: Before his ordination as bishop, Eunomius had been driven from Amida along with other non-Chalcedonian clergy. He took refuge in Constantinople. See factoid page

event: Sergius was greatly distressed by the treatment of believers by the persecutors and wept unceasingly in the presence of Maro, who had given him refuge. See factoid page

event: After the Council of Chalcedon , John was expelled from Gaza, and traveled into Alexandria, finally settling in the Ennaton. See factoid page

event: After thirty years of service, Euphemia aroused the envy of those who held power in the Church. See factoid page

event: Sergius received a blessing from Maro and then set out to visit the churh in Amida. Sergius walked into the church in Amida, carrying a cross, and planted his cross on the chancel steps before seizing the preacher, Bishop Abraham, by the neck and throwing him to the ground. Sergius mounted the steps and addressed the crowd: "Cursed are the renegades; cursed are the persecutors; cursed is the synod of Chaledon, and whosoever assents to it. Cursed is every soul that receives the oblation from you and assents to your opinion unless he repents." The crowd, a mixture of believers and synod supporters, responded with praise and anger. See factoid page

event: A tower was erected in Mars Menas for protection, in which the women who followed Susan dwelt and made a living from the labor of their hands. See factoid page

event: Those who held power in the church in Amida and tried unsuccessfully to force Euphemia to share in their impiety. See factoid page

event: Euphemia returned to Amida and stayed at a certain gentleman's house. See factoid page

event: Sometime in the early 520s Severus of Antioch sent a letter to John and John on the subjects of Christian slaves sold by Jewish owners, fellowship with clergy who accept non-Chalcedonian theology but remain in communion with Chalcedonians, and the persecution of non-Chalcedonians. See factoid page

event: Sometime in the early 520s Anonymi 3108 and Anonymi 3105 in Isauria suffered persecution and expulsion at the hands of Stephen. Anonymi 3108 went into exile. See factoid page

event: Sometime in the early 520s Stephen sent Anonymi 3746 to bring back Anonymi 3108 who had fled. See factoid page

event: The adversaries found out that Euphemia returned to Amida and sent a summons for her. See factoid page

event: After five years in Mar Mara, the community returned to Amida, but because of persecution, relocated to the border territory of the East, near the hot springs of Abarne, settling at the convent of the Poplars. See factoid page

event: The King was informed about the three distinguished Magians who converted to Christianity and ordered them to renounce Christianity on pain of death. See factoid page

event: Maro and and his ten disciples had been Susan's neighbors in a monastery in Palestine before they were driven out of their monastery by the Chalcedonian persecution. They made their way to Susan and Anonymi 3662. See factoid page

event: Euphemia completed thirty-five years in the course of perfection -- thirty administering to saints and five in persecution, which led to martyrdom. See factoid page

event: Some 'Nestorian' bishops met with the Kawad and warned him about the dangerous presence of the Christians in his country. They urged the King to order a persecution of these Christians. See factoid page

event: Simeon met with Anastasius and asked him to urge Kawad to let the Christians in Persia live in peace. Anastasius convinced Kawad to leave the Persian Christians alone. See factoid page

event: Severus was forced to flee Antioch because of his opposition to the Council of Chalcedon. He went first to Alexandria and then further into the desert. There he maintained his ascetic lifestyle. See factoid page

event: Satan stirred up persecution against Mare . See factoid page

event: When Timothy had endured his exile from Alexandria, Epiphanius left his bishopric in Magydum and came to Alexandria, embracing communion with Timothy. See factoid page

event: After Timothy had died and the orthodox began enduring persecution again, Epiphanius withdrew to Palestine where he met with Peter of Iberia and began ordaining priests. See factoid page

event: Kawad ordered all of the Christian bishops and archimandrites to be arrested and put in a prison in Nisbis for seven years. See factoid page

event: The King of Aethiopia, who was a Christian, sent his ambassadors to ask Kawad to release the Christian bishops and archimandrites. See factoid page

event: After the Council of Chalcedon , John and the other bishops of Thella were exiled. See factoid page

event: Justin introduced the impious synod of Chalcedon. Those who did not assent, lived under persecution and exile. This began in the year 518 (830 Alexander). See factoid page

event: Elijah of Dara anathematized Anonymi 3697 who were loyal to the emperor See factoid page

event: Theodosius was forced to flee Alexandria because of his opposition to the Council of Chalcedon. See factoid page

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